# Reddit

> Research Reddit discussions with high signal using scrape_reddit_leads and scrape_reddit — pain points, intent discovery, and trend tracking. Use when the user wants to mine subreddits for leads, find threads worth replying to, or track what a community says about a topic.

- Skill: `hyperfx-ai/reddit` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add hyperfx-ai/reddit`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/hyperfx-ai/reddit/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- Author: hyperfx-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/hyperfx-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/hyperfx-ai/reddit

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# Reddit Research

Use these tools in this order for research quality:

## Requirements

- **Hyper MCP installed and connected.** [https://app.hyperfx.ai/mcp](https://app.hyperfx.ai/mcp)
- **Reddit scraper toolkit** enabled at [https://app.hyperfx.ai/apps](https://app.hyperfx.ai/apps).

1. `scrape_reddit_leads` (precision first)
2. `scrape_reddit` (expand recall second)

## Default Workflow

### Step 1: Precision pass with `scrape_reddit_leads`

Start with focused keyword + subreddit pairs:

- `searches`: list of `{ "keyword": "...", "subreddit": "..." }`
- `hours_back`: set a clear recency window
- `search_posts=true`
- `search_comments=true` only when comment evidence is needed
- `sort="new"` for monitoring or `sort="top"` for stable discussions
- `negative_keywords` to suppress spam/noise

Use 1-3 specific keywords first. Avoid broad single words.

### Step 2: Expand with `scrape_reddit`

If precision results are too narrow:

- run `scrape_reddit` with subreddit `start_urls`
- add adjacent keyword variants in `searches`
- tune `sort` and `time` for recency vs quality
- keep `skip_comments=true` when only post-level signal is needed

## Query Quality Rules

- Prefer scoped subreddits before global search.
- Include negative filters (e.g. `onlyfans`, `porn`, `nsfw`, `promo`, `buy now`) when results are noisy.
- Increase specificity before increasing `max_items`.
- If results are sparse, widen subreddits and add semantically related keywords.

## Output Requirements

Return:

- top findings with short rationale
- source URLs
- subreddit distribution
- repeated themes/pain points
- recommended follow-up keywords

Do not return unfiltered dumps. Prioritize relevance and evidence.