Reddit Readonly

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name: reddit-readonly

description: >-

Browse and search Reddit in read-only mode using public JSON endpoints.

Use when the user asks to browse subreddits, search for posts by topic,

inspect comment threads, or build a shortlist of links to review and reply to manually.

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# Reddit Readonly

Read-only Reddit browsing for Clawdbot.

What this skill is for

Hard rules

- Prefer small limits (5–10) first.

- Expand only if needed.

Output format

All commands print JSON to stdout.

Commands

1) List posts in a subreddit

node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs posts <subreddit> \
  --sort hot|new|top|controversial|rising \
  --time day|week|month|year|all \
  --limit 10 \
  --after <token>

2) Search posts

# Search within a subreddit
node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs search <subreddit> "<query>" --limit 10

# Search all of Reddit
node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs search all "<query>" --limit 10

3) Get comments for a post

# By post id or URL
node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs comments <post_id|url> --limit 50 --depth 6

4) Recent comments across a subreddit

node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs recent-comments <subreddit> --limit 25

5) Thread bundle (post + comments)

node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs thread <post_id|url> --commentLimit 50 --depth 6

6) Find opportunities (multi-subreddit helper)

Use this when the user describes criteria like:

"Find posts about X in r/a, r/b, and r/c posted in the last 48 hours, excluding Y".

node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs find \
  --subreddits "python,learnpython" \
  --query "fastapi deployment" \
  --include "docker,uvicorn,nginx" \
  --exclude "homework,beginner" \
  --minScore 2 \
  --maxAgeHours 48 \
  --perSubredditLimit 25 \
  --maxResults 10 \
  --rank new

Suggested agent workflow

1. **Clarify scope** if needed: subreddits + topic keywords + timeframe.

2. Start with `find` (or `posts`/`search`) using small limits.

3. For 1–3 promising items, fetch context via `thread`.

4. Present the user a shortlist:

- title, subreddit, score, created time

- permalink

- a brief reason why it matched

5. If asked, propose *draft reply ideas* in natural language, but remind the user to post manually.

Troubleshooting

export REDDIT_RO_MIN_DELAY_MS=800
export REDDIT_RO_MAX_DELAY_MS=1800
export REDDIT_RO_TIMEOUT_MS=25000
export REDDIT_RO_USER_AGENT='script:clawdbot-reddit-readonly:v1.0.0 (personal)'