This skill scrapes Reddit for trending topics and insights, providing valuable real-time data and sentiment analysis.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add reddit npx -- -y @trustedskills/reddit
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"reddit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/reddit"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The reddit skill allows AI agents to interact with Reddit, enabling them to fetch posts, comments, and other data from the platform. It can be used to monitor discussions, gather insights, or automate tasks related to subreddit activity.
When to use it
- To track trending topics in specific subreddits for research or content creation.
- For automating the retrieval of user comments or posts for analysis.
- When building tools that require real-time data from Reddit, such as news aggregators or social listening platforms.
Key capabilities
- Fetching subreddit posts and comments
- Retrieving post metadata (e.g., title, author, upvotes)
- Monitoring activity in specific communities
Example prompts
- "Find the top 5 posts from r/technology today."
- "Get all comments from user 'example_user' on r/science."
- "Monitor new posts in r/art and notify me when a new one is published."
Tips & gotchas
- Ensure you have proper API access credentials for Reddit, as the skill may require authentication.
- Be mindful of Reddit’s rate limits to avoid being blocked during high-frequency requests.
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Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
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