How do I install the Reddit Skill skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add idanbeck/reddit-skill in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Reddit Skill safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: executes scripts, makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Reddit Skill?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Reddit Skill free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Reddit Skill?

idanbeck (@idanbeck) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Reddit Skill by idanbeck — Agent Skill

Name: Reddit Skill
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: idanbeck

File contents

Reddit Skill - Post, Comment, Browse

Submit posts, comment, vote, and browse Reddit.

CRITICAL: Posting Confirmation Required

Before posting or commenting on Reddit, you MUST get explicit user confirmation.

Show: subreddit, title, content. Ask for confirmation before submitting.

Setup

Go to https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps
Click "create another app..."
Fill in:
- Name: Claude Reddit Skill
- Type: script
- Redirect URI: http://localhost:9996

Create ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/credentials.json:

{"client_id": "YOUR_ID", "client_secret": "YOUR_SECRET"}

Run: python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py login

Commands

Browsing

# Frontpage
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py frontpage [--limit N] [--sort hot|new|top]

# Subreddit
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py subreddit NAME [--limit N] [--sort hot|new|top|rising]

# Search
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py search "query" [--subreddit NAME] [--limit N]

Posting (Requires Confirmation)

# Text post
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py post SUBREDDIT --title "Title" --text "Content"

# Link post
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py post SUBREDDIT --title "Title" --url "https://..."

# Comment on post
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py comment t3_POSTID --text "Comment"

# Reply to comment
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py reply COMMENTID --text "Reply"

Voting & Saving

python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py vote THING_ID --dir up|down|none
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py save THING_ID
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py unsave THING_ID

User Content

python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py me
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py submissions [USERNAME] [--limit N]
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py comments [USERNAME] [--limit N]
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py inbox [--limit N]
python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py subscriptions

Thing IDs

Reddit uses "thing IDs" with prefixes:

t1_ = comment
t3_ = post/link
t4_ = message

Get IDs from command outputs or URLs.

Output

All commands output JSON.

---name: reddit-skilldescription: Post, comment, and browse Reddit. Use when the user asks to post on Reddit, read subreddits, check their Reddit inbox, vote on posts, or search Reddit content.--- # Reddit Skill - Post, Comment, Browse Submit posts, comment, vote, and browse Reddit. ## CRITICAL: Posting Confirmation Required **Before posting or commenting on Reddit, you MUST get explicit user confirmation.** Show: subreddit, title, content. Ask for confirmation before submitting. ## Setup 1. Go to https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps 2. Click "create another app..." 3. Fill in: - Name: Claude Reddit Skill - Type: script - Redirect URI: `http://localhost:9996` 4. Create `~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/credentials.json`: ```json {"client_id": "YOUR_ID", "client_secret": "YOUR_SECRET"} ``` 5. Run: `python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py login` ## Commands ### Browsing ```bash # Frontpage python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py frontpage [--limit N] [--sort hot|new|top] # Subreddit python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py subreddit NAME [--limit N] [--sort hot|new|top|rising] # Search python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py search "query" [--subreddit NAME] [--limit N] ``` ### Posting (Requires Confirmation) ```bash # Text post python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py post SUBREDDIT --title "Title" --text "Content" # Link post python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py post SUBREDDIT --title "Title" --url "https://..." # Comment on post python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py comment t3_POSTID --text "Comment" # Reply to comment python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py reply COMMENTID --text "Reply" ``` ### Voting & Saving ```bash python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py vote THING_ID --dir up|down|none python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py save THING_ID python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py unsave THING_ID ``` ### User Content ```bash python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py me python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py submissions [USERNAME] [--limit N] python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py comments [USERNAME] [--limit N] python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py inbox [--limit N] python3 ~/.claude/skills/reddit-skill/reddit_skill.py subscriptions ``` ## Thing IDs Reddit uses "thing IDs" with prefixes: - `t1_` = comment - `t3_` = post/link - `t4_` = message Get IDs from command outputs or URLs. ## Output All commands output JSON.

Frequently asked questions

Reddit Skill