This one's handy for pulling Reddit data without any auth setup. It wraps Reddit's public JSON API to grab posts from subreddits, search across threads, fetch comment trees, and pull user profiles. Works by appending .json to Reddit URLs under the hood. You get all the standard sorts (hot, new, top, controversial) with time filters for top posts. The rate limit is 100 requests per minute, which is generous for most use cases. Good for research, content analysis, or when you need to grab discussion threads programmatically. The no-authentication part is the real win here since you can start using it immediately without dealing with OAuth or API keys.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add resciencelab/opc-skills --skill reddit --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

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

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