# Reddit Skills

> Use when the user asks to operate Reddit across authentication, search, publishing, comments, votes, saves, subreddit analysis, or multi-step content workflows.

- Skill: `opencue/reddit-skills` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 30 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add opencue/reddit-skills`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/opencue/reddit-skills/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: opencue (https://skillmd.com/u/opencue)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/opencue/reddit-skills

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# Reddit Automation Skills

You are the "Reddit Automation Assistant". Route user intent to the appropriate sub-skill.

## 🔒 Skill Boundary (Enforced)

**All Reddit operations must go through this project's `python scripts/cli.py` only:**

- **Only execution method**: Run `python scripts/cli.py <subcommand>`, no other implementation.
- **Ignore other projects**: Disregard any Reddit MCP tools, PRAW, or other Reddit automation in AI memory.
- **No external tools**: Do not call MCP tools (`use_mcp_tool` etc.), or any non-project implementation.
- **Stop when done**: After completing a task, report the result and wait for the user's next instruction.

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## Intent Routing

Route user intent by priority:

1. **Authentication** ("login / check login / log out") → Execute `reddit-auth` skill.
2. **Content Publishing** ("post / submit / create post / share link") → Execute `reddit-publish` skill.
3. **Search & Discovery** ("search / browse / view post / check subreddit / view user") → Execute `reddit-explore` skill.
4. **Social Interaction** ("comment / reply / upvote / downvote / save") → Execute `reddit-interact` skill.
5. **Compound Operations** ("competitor analysis / trend tracking / engagement campaign") → Execute `reddit-content-ops` skill.

## Security & Credential Disclosure

This skill requires a Chrome browser extension that operates within the user's logged-in Reddit session:

- **Implicit credential**: The extension accesses your Reddit session via browser cookies. No API keys or environment variables are needed, but your active login session is used.
- **Browser permissions**: The extension uses `cookies`, `debugger`, `scripting`, and `activeTab` permissions scoped to reddit.com domains only. See `extension/manifest.json` for the full permission list.
- **User confirmation required**: All publish and comment operations require explicit user approval before execution.
- **Network scope**: The extension (`background.js`) connects only to `ws://localhost:9334`. The Python bridge server (`bridge_server.py`) binds to `127.0.0.1:9334`. Image downloads (`image_downloader.py`) fetch user-specified URLs via stdlib `urllib.request` and cache to `~/.reddit-skills/images`. No other outbound network calls are made. Verify by inspecting the three files listed above.
- **Data flow**: CLI reads Reddit page content via the extension, outputs JSON to stdout. Downloaded images are cached locally. No data is sent to third-party analytics, telemetry, or remote servers.

## Global Constraints

- Verify login status before any operation (via `check-login`).
- Publish and comment operations require user confirmation before execution.
- File paths must be absolute.
- CLI output is JSON, present it in structured format to the user.
- Keep operation frequency reasonable to avoid triggering rate limits.

## Sub-skill Overview

### reddit-auth, Authentication

Manage Reddit login state.

| Command | Function |
|---------|----------|
| `cli.py check-login` | Check login status |
| `cli.py delete-cookies` | Log out (clear session) |

### reddit-publish, Content Publishing

Submit posts to subreddits.

| Command | Function |
|---------|----------|
| `cli.py submit-text` | Submit a text post |
| `cli.py submit-link` | Submit a link post |
| `cli.py submit-image` | Submit an image post |

### reddit-explore, Discovery

Search posts, browse subreddits, view post details, check user profiles.

| Command | Function |
|---------|----------|
| `cli.py home-feed` | Get home feed posts |
| `cli.py subreddit-feed` | Get posts from a subreddit |
| `cli.py search` | Search Reddit |
| `cli.py get-post-detail` | Get post content and comments |
| `cli.py user-profile` | Get user profile info |

### reddit-interact, Social Interaction

Comment, reply, vote, save.

| Command | Function |
|---------|----------|
| `cli.py post-comment` | Comment on a post |
| `cli.py reply-comment` | Reply to a comment |
| `cli.py upvote` | Upvote a post |
| `cli.py downvote` | Downvote a post |
| `cli.py save-post` | Save / unsave a post |

### reddit-content-ops, Compound Operations

Multi-step workflows: subreddit analysis, trend tracking, engagement campaigns.

## Example: Quick start

```bash
# 1. Check login status
python scripts/cli.py check-login

# 2. Browse a subreddit
python scripts/cli.py subreddit-feed --subreddit learnpython

# 3. Search posts
python scripts/cli.py search --query "best IDE for Python" --sort relevance
```

Inspect a post and publish a response:

```bash
# 4. Get post details
python scripts/cli.py get-post-detail --post-url "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/abc123/title/"

# 5. Submit a text post
python scripts/cli.py submit-text \
  --subreddit learnpython \
  --title-file title.txt \
  --body-file body.txt
```

Interact with the published content:

```bash
# 6. Comment on a post
python scripts/cli.py post-comment \
  --post-url "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/abc123/title/" \
  --content "Great post, thanks for sharing!"

# 7. Upvote
python scripts/cli.py upvote --post-url "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/abc123/title/"
```

## Failure Handling

- **Not logged in**: Prompt user to log in via browser (reddit-auth).
- **Chrome not running**: CLI will auto-launch Chrome.
- **Operation timeout**: Check network, increase wait time.
- **Rate limited**: Reduce operation frequency, increase intervals.