RonanCodes/reddit-scan
skills/reddit-scan/SKILL.md
Scan Reddit for hot threads in a subreddit, topic search, or a single-thread fetch. Uses the public .json endpoint (no auth). Returns findings without vault persistence. Sibling to llm-wiki/ingest-reddit.
research
Updated May 1, 2026
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add RonanCodes/ronan-skills reddit-scanInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
Security Scan Results
3 of 9 scanners reported clean
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TrivyContainer and dependency vulnerability scanner
95%
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SemgrepStatic code analysis for vulnerabilities
95%
Clean
mcp-scan (Snyk)Model Context Protocol security validation
95%
Skipped
Snyk (dep)Open source security scanning
50%
Skipped
Socket.devSupply chain security analysis
50%
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VirusTotalMulti-engine malware detection
50%
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CrowdStrikeAdvanced threat intelligence
50%
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OSV-ScannerOpen Source Vulnerability database check
50%
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OWASP Dep-Check
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Last scanned: May 1, 2026, 8:43 AM171.5s1 file scanned
SKILL.md
- name:
- reddit-scan
- description:
- Scan Reddit for hot threads in a subreddit, topic search, or a single-thread fetch. Uses the public .json endpoint (no auth). Returns findings without vault persistence. Sibling to llm-wiki/ingest-reddit.
- category:
- research
- argument-hint:
- <reddit-url | r/subreddit | "search:topic"> [--limit N] [--sort hot|top|new] [--since day|week|month|year]
- allowed-tools:
- Bash(curl *) Read
- - pipeline:
- scan
- - platform:
- - role:
- scanner
Reddit Scan
Pull threads from Reddit and return distilled findings. No file writes.
Usage
/ro:reddit-scan https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/xxx/yyy/ # single thread
/ro:reddit-scan r/LocalLLaMA --sort hot --limit 25 # hot in subreddit
/ro:reddit-scan r/LocalLLaMA --sort top --since week # top of week
/ro:reddit-scan "search:agent observability" --limit 20 # cross-subreddit search
Modes
1. Single-thread mode (URL)
curl -sL -H "User-Agent: ronan-skills-scan/1.0" \
"https://www.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/comments/{id}/{slug}.json?sort=top&limit=500"
Response is [post, comments]:
[0].data.children[0].data→ post (title,selftext,author,score,num_comments,created_utc,url,is_self)[1].data.children[]→ comment tree (each.datahasauthor,body,score,created_utc,replies)
Return:
- Post header (title, score, author, link if external)
- Post body (selftext) trimmed to ~800 chars
- Top 10 comments by score, flattened, each trimmed to ~300 chars
- Total comment count
Skip kind === "more" placeholders and author === null (deleted).
2. Subreddit listing mode (r/<name>)
# sort = hot | top | new | rising
curl -sL -H "User-Agent: ronan-skills-scan/1.0" \
"https://www.reddit.com/r/{sub}/{sort}.json?limit={N}&t={since}"
t is one of hour|day|week|month|year|all (only relevant for top).
Return one line per thread with score, comment count, title, URL.
3. Search mode (search:<topic>)
curl -sL -H "User-Agent: ronan-skills-scan/1.0" \
"https://www.reddit.com/search.json?q=<encoded>&sort=relevance&t={since}&limit={N}"
Same output shape as subreddit listing.
Output format
# Reddit scan: <target> (<N> results)
1. [<score>pts, <comments>c] <title> r/<subreddit>
<external-url if link post>
https://www.reddit.com/<permalink>
2. ...
For single-thread mode: header + body + top comments section.
Rate limiting + fallback
The public .json endpoint is lenient but not unlimited. On 429 or 403:
- Wait ~3 seconds and retry once.
- Swap
www.reddit.com→old.reddit.com(same JSON shape, different CDN). - If still failing, report clearly — don't hammer.
Always send a descriptive User-Agent; Reddit blocks generic curl UAs more aggressively.
Dependencies
None — curl only.
See also
llm-wiki/.claude/skills/ingest-reddit— persists full threads into a vault with YAML frontmatter. Use when you want the content kept./ro:trend-scan— orchestrator running reddit-scan alongside the other source scanners./ro:hn-scan,/ro:x-scan,/ro:linkedin-scan— siblings.
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