/reddit

name: reddit
description: "Read Reddit content through OpenCLI using the user's Chrome logged-in session. Actions: search posts, read posts and comments, browse subreddit/hot/popular feeds. Keywords: reddit, subreddit, post, comment, search reddit, hot posts, popular posts."

Reddit Skill (Read-Only)

Use OpenCLI for Reddit read-only tasks. This replaces the previous Composio MCP route because the local Chrome session path is more direct and avoids a remote MCP/OAuth dependency.

When To Use

Triggered by:

• "search reddit [query]", "find on reddit [query]"
• "read reddit post [url/id]", "show reddit post"
• "reddit comments [url/id]", "show comments on reddit"
• "reddit hot", "reddit popular", "hot posts on r/[subreddit]"
• "browse r/[subreddit]", "latest on r/[subreddit]"

Prerequisites

1. Node.js and npm are installed. 2. OpenCLI is installed. Follow the shared [version and dependency review](../xiaohongshu/references/opencli-upgrade.md) before an authorized upgrade; do not use an unpinned global install. 3. The OpenCLI Chrome extension is installed manually from the Chrome Web Store. 4. Chrome is open and logged into `reddit.com`. 5. If Reddit is blocked by the current network, use the local proxy configured for this machine.

Check status without starting or changing the daemon:

opencli daemon status

Do not run `opencli doctor` for routine checks; it can start the daemon.

For OpenCLI 2.x, default output and explicit `-f json` return `{ "ok": true, "data": ... }` on success. Check the exit status and `ok` before reading `data`; an error envelope is not an empty result. `-f yaml` keeps the raw data shape.

Commands

Search posts:

opencli reddit search "<query>" -f yaml

Read a post and comments:

opencli reddit read "<post_id_or_url>" -f yaml

Browse a subreddit:

opencli reddit subreddit "<subreddit>" -f yaml

Hot and popular feeds:

opencli reddit hot -f yaml
opencli reddit popular -f yaml

Subreddit metadata:

opencli reddit subreddit-info "<subreddit>" -f yaml

Fallback

Use `rdt-cli` only when OpenCLI is not viable, such as a server or existing non-desktop setup:

rdt search "<query>" --limit 10
rdt read "<post_id_or_url>"
rdt sub "<subreddit>" --limit 20
rdt popular --limit 10

`rdt-cli` also requires logged-in Reddit cookies. Anonymous Reddit access is not treated as a supported path.

Safety

• Read-only only: search, browse, read posts and comments.
• Do not post, comment, vote, subscribe, or message users.
• Do not bypass captcha or automated risk controls.
• If OpenCLI returns `AUTH_REQUIRED`, ask the user to refresh Reddit login in Chrome.