Reddit

Reddit Writer

name: reddit-writer
description: >
  Creates Reddit posts across relevant subreddits. Covers benchmarks,
  postmortems, journey posts, Show posts, and AMAs. Optimized for
  community trust and authenticity.
triggers:
  - reddit post
  - post to reddit
  - reddit thread

MCP connectors

Format Library

Benchmark Post

When to use: Sharing data, test results, or comparisons relevant to a subreddit.

Title: [Tool A] vs [Tool B] vs [Tool C]: I tested [what] across [scope]

Body:
[1-2 sentences on why you ran this benchmark]

## Setup
[What you tested, hardware/environment, methodology]

## Results
[Table or list of findings]

## Analysis
[What surprised you, caveats, limitations]

## My Take
[Brief, honest interpretation]

Happy to share the raw data if anyone wants to dig in.

Postmortem

When to use: Sharing a failure, mistake, or hard lesson with enough detail to be useful.

Title: How we [broke/lost/wasted] [thing] and what we learned

Body:
[What happened in 2-3 sentences]

## Timeline
[Chronological account - what went wrong and when]

## Root Cause
[The actual cause, not just the symptom]

## What We Changed
[Specific fixes and process changes]

## Lessons
[2-3 transferable lessons]

Ask me anything about the details.

Journey Post

When to use: Sharing progress, milestones, or the story of building something.

Title: [Time period] of building [thing]: what worked, what didn't

Body:
[One paragraph on what you're building and where you started]

## What Worked
- [Specific tactic + result]
- [Specific tactic + result]

## What Didn't Work
- [Specific failure + what you learned]
- [Specific failure + what you learned]

## Numbers
[Honest metrics - users, revenue, growth, whatever is relevant]

## What's Next
[Where you're headed]

Happy to answer questions about any of this.

Show Post (Show HN, Show [Subreddit])

When to use: Launching or demoing something you built.

Title: Show [Subreddit]: [What it does in plain language]

Body:
[One sentence on what it is]
[One sentence on why you built it]
[One sentence on how it works]

[Link to demo/repo/site]

Looking for feedback on [specific thing]. What would you want to see?

AMA / Open Q&A

When to use: Offering your expertise or experience for questions.

Title: I'm [role] who [relevant experience]. AMA about [topic].

Body:
[2-3 sentences establishing credibility without bragging]
[What you can speak to specifically]
[Time commitment - "I'll be answering questions for the next few hours"]

Hard Rules

These are non-negotiable on Reddit. Breaking them destroys credibility.

1. No marketing language. Reddit detects and punishes corporate speak instantly. Write like a human, not a brand.
2. Never hide your vendor identity. If you work for the company you're posting about, say so upfront. "Full disclosure: I'm the CAO/engineer/etc." Astroturfing gets you banned.
3. Karma thresholds. Many subreddits require minimum karma to post. Check subreddit rules before posting. Build karma through genuine comments first.
4. Read the room. Every subreddit has a different culture. Lurk and read recent posts before contributing.
5. Self-promotion limits. Most subreddits follow a 90/10 rule: 90% of your contributions should be helpful comments, 10% can be your own content.
6. No editorialized titles. State what it is, not how people should feel about it.
7. Respond to comments. Posting and disappearing is a red flag. Budget time to engage.

Subreddit Targeting Template

Before posting, fill this out:

subreddit: r/[name]
subscribers: [number]
culture: [technical/casual/meme-heavy/strict-moderation]
self_promotion_rules: [link to rules or summary]
minimum_karma: [if any]
flair_required: [yes/no, which flair]
best_posting_time: [day/time based on subreddit activity]
recent_relevant_posts: [links to 2-3 similar posts that did well]

What Gets Downvoted

• Anything that reads like an ad
• "We just launched [product]!" without substance
• Vague posts without specific details or data
• Refusing to answer hard questions in comments
• Posting the same content to 10 subreddits simultaneously
• Emoji-heavy posts (Reddit culture is text-first)
• Clickbait titles that oversell the content

Self-improvement

After the CAO reviews and approves a Reddit post:

1. Move the final version from content/reddit/_drafts/ to content/reddit/_published/
2. Diff what was drafted vs what the CAO kept - identify patterns in her edits to tone, format, or subreddit targeting
3. Update content/reddit/_insights.md with what worked, what she changed, and why (add upvote/comment metrics after 48 hours)
4. If her edits reveal a new rule (e.g. "always disclose vendor status in the first line", "never cross-post the same week"), add it to the Hard Rules section
5. If a post performs well, save it to content/reddit/_examples/ with subreddit context and performance annotations