reddit-search — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install
This skill investigates public Reddit posts, comments, communities, and requested profiles. Use it when product research needs evidence from discussions.
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill reddit-search -a claude-codeWhat reddit-search does
reddit-search gives an agent a bounded way to research public Reddit. It can discover posts and communities from keywords or URLs, inspect comments in selected threads, collect subreddit content, and review activity from a specifically named public profile. Results are kept as JSON under .postplus/, with raw records and source links available for review.
The skill uses separate routes for discovery, thread comments, subreddit posts, and public-user activity: reddit-search, reddit-post-comments, reddit-subreddit-posts, and reddit-user-activity. It starts with a narrow pass, checks relevance, and limits follow-up work. Login, posting, private-data enrichment, deleted-content recovery, media downloads, and automated sentiment analysis are outside its scope. A run stops when PostPlus credits are insufficient.
What it helps with
- find public Reddit posts about a user problem
- collect comments from selected discussion threads
- compare product opinions across Reddit
- review activity from a named public profile
- gather subreddit posts within a bounded scope
Example prompts for the agent
- Research public Reddit posts about payment problems in SaaS and save the result to
./result.json. - Inspect the comments on this Reddit URL and extract the main product arguments.
- Review a named public Reddit profile, separating its posts from its comments.
How to install reddit-search
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill reddit-search -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/reddit-search/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/reddit-search/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill reddit-search -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/reddit-search/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill reddit-search -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/reddit-search/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install PostPlusAI/postplus-skills reddit-search2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/reddit-search/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill reddit-search -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --path skills/20-research/reddit-searchManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/reddit-search/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill reddit-search -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about reddit-search
How do I install reddit-search in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill reddit-search -a claude-code, then check ~/.claude/skills/reddit-search/SKILL.md.
What does reddit-search do?
It researches public Reddit posts, comments, communities, and explicitly requested public profiles. The skill preserves raw results while separating discovery records from evidence found in comments.
What Reddit data can reddit-search access?
It covers public search, posts, comments, subreddit content, and activity from a named public profile. Account access, posting, private-data enrichment, and deleted-content recovery are excluded.
