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reddit-insights — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install

Semantic Reddit search for validating product ideas, tracking community trends, and uncovering audience pain points.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓
npx skills add BrianRWagner/ai-marketing-claude-code-skills --skill reddit-insights -a claude-code
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What reddit-insights does

This skill connects your agent to Reddit discussions through the reddit-insights-mcp server. Search runs on intent rather than exact keywords. Entries return post text alongside a relevance score from 0 to 1.

Three depth levels are available. The default standard mode clusters findings across several queries, quick delivers five records, and deep breaks down sentiment and competitor feedback. Tools can also list communities or inspect current trends.

You need an API token from https://reddit-insights.com passed in the REDDIT_INSIGHTS_API_KEY variable. English queries yield the cleanest matches. Abstract terminology or non-English text leads to poor relevance scores.

What it helps with

  • extract user frustrations and software complaints
  • compare real experiences between competing apps
  • validate early product ideas against forum feedback
  • track emerging topics across relevant subreddits

Example prompts for the agent

  • Find Reddit threads discussing why users switch away from Jira.
  • Run a deep search on common pain points with sleep tracking apps.
  • Check trending topics from the past week in marketing communities.

How to install reddit-insights

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add BrianRWagner/ai-marketing-claude-code-skills --skill reddit-insights -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/reddit-insights/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/reddit-insights/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about reddit-insights

How to install reddit-insights in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add BrianRWagner/ai-marketing-claude-code-skills --skill reddit-insights -a claude-code. Then configure the reddit-insights-mcp server in your MCP settings with your REDDIT_INSIGHTS_API_KEY.

What does reddit-insights do?

It searches Reddit posts by meaning, filters results by engagement metrics, and summarizes user feedback into distinct patterns.

Is an API key required to use reddit-insights?

Yes, queries go through an external index requiring a key from https://reddit-insights.com, which offers a free access tier.

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