How do I install the Reddit skill?

Run npx skillmds add om-scogo/reddit 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.

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Who published Reddit?

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

Reddit by om-scogo — Agent Skill

Name: Reddit
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: om-scogo

File contents

Reddit Skill

Get posts, comments, subreddit info, and user profiles from Reddit via the public JSON API.

Prerequisites

No API key required! Reddit's public JSON API works without authentication.

Quick Check:

cd <skill_directory>
python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --limit 3

Commands

All commands run from the skill directory.

Subreddit Posts

python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --limit 20           # Hot posts (default)
python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --sort new --limit 20
python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --sort top --time week
python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --sort top --time all --limit 10

Search Posts

python3 scripts/search_posts.py "AI agent" --limit 20
python3 scripts/search_posts.py "MCP server" --subreddit ClaudeAI --limit 10
python3 scripts/search_posts.py "async python" --sort top --time year

Subreddit Info

python3 scripts/get_subreddit.py python
python3 scripts/get_subreddit.py ClaudeAI

Post & Comments

python3 scripts/get_post.py abc123                       # Get post by ID
python3 scripts/get_post.py abc123 --comments 50         # With more comments

User Profile

python3 scripts/get_user.py spez
python3 scripts/get_user.py spez --posts 10              # Include recent posts

Sort Options

Sort	Description	Time Options
`hot`	Trending posts (default)	-
`new`	Latest posts	-
`top`	Highest voted	hour, day, week, month, year, all
`rising`	Gaining traction	-
`controversial`	Mixed votes	hour, day, week, month, year, all

API Info

Method: Public JSON API (no auth needed)
Trick: Append .json to any Reddit URL
Rate Limit: 100 requests/minute
Docs: https://www.reddit.com/dev/api

---name: redditdescription: Search and retrieve content from Reddit. Get posts, comments, subreddit info, and user profiles via the public JSON API. Use when user mentions Reddit, a subreddit, or r/ links.--- # Reddit Skill Get posts, comments, subreddit info, and user profiles from Reddit via the public JSON API. ## Prerequisites **No API key required!** Reddit's public JSON API works without authentication. **Quick Check**: ```bash cd <skill_directory> python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --limit 3 ``` ## Commands All commands run from the skill directory. ### Subreddit Posts ```bash python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --limit 20 # Hot posts (default) python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --sort new --limit 20 python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --sort top --time week python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --sort top --time all --limit 10 ``` ### Search Posts ```bash python3 scripts/search_posts.py "AI agent" --limit 20 python3 scripts/search_posts.py "MCP server" --subreddit ClaudeAI --limit 10 python3 scripts/search_posts.py "async python" --sort top --time year ``` ### Subreddit Info ```bash python3 scripts/get_subreddit.py python python3 scripts/get_subreddit.py ClaudeAI ``` ### Post & Comments ```bash python3 scripts/get_post.py abc123 # Get post by ID python3 scripts/get_post.py abc123 --comments 50 # With more comments ``` ### User Profile ```bash python3 scripts/get_user.py spez python3 scripts/get_user.py spez --posts 10 # Include recent posts ``` ## Sort Options | Sort | Description | Time Options | |------|-------------|--------------| | `hot` | Trending posts (default) | - | | `new` | Latest posts | - | | `top` | Highest voted | hour, day, week, month, year, all | | `rising` | Gaining traction | - | | `controversial` | Mixed votes | hour, day, week, month, year, all | ## API Info - **Method**: Public JSON API (no auth needed) - **Trick**: Append `.json` to any Reddit URL - **Rate Limit**: 100 requests/minute - **Docs**: https://www.reddit.com/dev/api

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