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:
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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