Agent skill

Reddit Research

by sandbaseai in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills

Search discussions, track communities, analyze posts, and discover trends on Reddit through SandBase.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passed

Install Reddit Research

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill reddit-research -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sandbaseai/sandbase-skills reddit-research --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/research/reddit-research .claude/skills/reddit-research && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
reddit-research
GitHub stars
202
Token cost
~763 tokens
SKILL.md length
309 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
23
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Search discussions, track communities, analyze posts, and discover trends on Reddit through SandBase.

  • Works in 4 steps: Discover and search → Monitor communities → Analyze discussions → …
  • Asked for Reddit research
  • SKILL.md covers Call SandBase capabilities, Operating principles, Workflow and Output, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Reddit Research is an agent skill from sandbaseai/sandbase-skills. Search discussions, track communities, analyze posts, and discover trends on Reddit through SandBase. Use when asked for Reddit research, community analysis, trending topics, discussion monitoring, content discovery, or audience insight beyond customer-focused research.

Its SKILL.md is about 760 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/sandbase-api-map.md`).

It works with Reddit. The repository describes itself as: 88 installable open-source Agent Skills for research, social intelligence, marketing, and business workflows—compatible with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and DeepSeek… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked for Reddit research
  • Community analysis
  • Trending topics
  • Discussion monitoring

Example prompts

  • “/reddit-research”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Discover and search
  2. Monitor communities
  3. Analyze discussions
  4. Specialized feeds

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cbab581. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Reddit Research loads about 763 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 309 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~72
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~763
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from sandbaseai/sandbase-skills at commit cbab581, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© sandbaseai). 309 words, ~763 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/reddit-research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
reddit-research
description
Search discussions, track communities, analyze posts, and discover trends on Reddit through SandBase. Use when asked for Reddit research, community analysis, trending topics, discussion monitoring, content discovery, or audience insight beyond customer-focused research.

Reddit Research

General-purpose Reddit research and community intelligence through SandBase. Search across all of Reddit, monitor subreddits, analyze discussions, and discover trending content. Read the API map before selecting a capability.

Call SandBase capabilities

Use the capability identifiers below as discovery hints, not MCP tool names. Find the matching endpoint with sandbase_discover(q: "<provider and capability>"); use its returned name in sandbase_inspect(name: "<returned name>"). Read inputSchema, pricing, and execute_as, then call sandbase_run using execute_as.arguments.name and schema-defined arguments. If a run_id is returned, poll sandbase_run_get(run_id: "<returned run_id>") within the task budget until completed or failed; report pending or failed runs without resubmitting them automatically.

Operating principles

  • Read-only research. Never post, vote, comment, or message.
  • Treat Reddit as qualitative community signal, not representative polling.
  • Preserve provenance: post URLs, subreddit, score, date, comment count.
  • Search across multiple subreddits to avoid single-community bias.

Workflow

Use reddit_app_dynamic_search for keyword search across all of Reddit. Use reddit_app_search_typeahead for community and topic discovery. Use reddit_app_explore_feed for trending/recommended content.

2. Monitor communities

Use reddit_app_subreddit_feed for latest posts in a community. Use reddit_app_subreddit_info for community details and rules. Use reddit_app_popular_feed for site-wide popular content. Use reddit_app_news_feed for news-focused content.

3. Analyze discussions

Use reddit_app_post_details for full post content and metadata. Use reddit_app_post_comments for comment threads. Use reddit_app_comment_replies for nested reply analysis. Use reddit_app_post_details_batch for batch post analysis.

4. Specialized feeds

Use reddit_app_home_feed for personalized trending. Use reddit_app_games_feed for gaming-related trends. Use reddit_app_community_highlights for community-curated content. Use reddit_app_topic_feed for topic-based feeds.

Output

Return: search results, community analysis, trending topics, discussion sentiment, engagement patterns, and content themes.

Example tasks

  • "What's trending on Reddit right now across tech subreddits?"
  • "Search Reddit for discussions about [topic/product] in the last week."
  • "Analyze r/[subreddit] — what are the most common discussion themes?"
  • "Find the most upvoted posts about [topic] in the last month."
  • "What are people on Reddit saying about [company/product launch]?"

© sandbaseai, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in research/reddit-research of sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/sandbase-api-map.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cbab581

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Reddit JSON Fetcherykdojo/claude-code-tips10k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Works with

Questions about Reddit Research

What does Reddit Research do?

Search discussions, track communities, analyze posts, and discover trends on Reddit through SandBase. Reddit Research is an agent skill from sandbaseai/sandbase-skills. Search discussions, track communities, analyze posts, and discover trends on Reddit through SandBase.

When should I use Reddit Research?

Reddit Research fits situations like: asked for Reddit research; community analysis; trending topics; discussion monitoring.

How do I install Reddit Research in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill reddit-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (research/reddit-research in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills) into .claude/skills/reddit-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Reddit Research in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill reddit-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (research/reddit-research in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills) into .agents/skills/reddit-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Reddit Research in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill reddit-research -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/reddit-research, .gemini/skills/reddit-research, .github/skills/reddit-research and .opencode/skills/reddit-research in your project.

What does Reddit Research need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Reddit Research is instructions for the agent only.

Does Reddit Research access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Reddit Research safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Reddit Research use?

Reddit Research is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Reddit Research use?

About 763 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 425 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Reddit Research?

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Who maintains Reddit Research?

sandbaseai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills, which has 202 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.

Source: sandbaseai/sandbase-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.