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resciencelab/opc-skills · updated Apr 26, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/resciencelab/opc-skills --skill reddit
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summary

Search and retrieve Reddit posts, comments, subreddit info, and user profiles via the public JSON API.

  • ›Requires no API key; uses Reddit's public JSON endpoint accessible by appending .json to any URL
  • ›Supports four main command categories: subreddit posts with sorting (hot, new, top, rising, controversial), cross-subreddit search, subreddit metadata, and user profiles with optional post history
  • ›Includes flexible filtering: sort by time range (hour through all-time), set result limits,
skill.md

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

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Ratings

4.7★★★★★51 reviews
  • ★★★★★Valentina Abebe· Dec 16, 2024

    Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: reddit is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.

  • ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Dec 8, 2024

    reddit has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.

  • ★★★★★Nia Torres· Dec 8, 2024

    reddit is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.

  • ★★★★★Anaya Li· Dec 8, 2024

    reddit fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.

  • ★★★★★Sakura Park· Dec 4, 2024

    I recommend reddit for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.

  • ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· Nov 27, 2024

    Keeps context tight: reddit is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.

  • ★★★★★Hassan Li· Nov 27, 2024

    We added reddit from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.

  • ★★★★★Daniel Harris· Nov 23, 2024

    Useful defaults in reddit — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • ★★★★★Valentina Robinson· Nov 7, 2024

    Registry listing for reddit matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.

  • ★★★★★Valentina Taylor· Oct 26, 2024

    Useful defaults in reddit — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

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