reddapi

v2.0.0

Use this skill to access Reddit's full data archive via reddapi.dev API. Features semantic search, subreddit discovery, and real-time trend analysis. Perfect for market research, competitive analysis, and niche opportunity discovery.

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Purpose & Capability
The SKILL.md describes a reddapi.dev client (semantic search, trends, subreddit discovery) — those capabilities are coherent. However, the skill requires an API key in its examples (REDDAPI_API_KEY) to call reddapi.dev, yet the registry metadata lists no required environment variables or primary credential. This mismatch between described capabilities and declared requirements is concerning.
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions are limited to issuing HTTPS requests to reddapi.dev endpoints and example local processing (a Python stdin parser). The instructions do not ask the agent to read local files, other credentials, or transmit data to third parties beyond reddapi.dev. That scope is appropriate for the stated purpose.
Install Mechanism
This is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files to execute. That minimizes installation risk — nothing will be downloaded or written to disk by an installer.
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Credentials
The SKILL.md uses an API key (REDDAPI_API_KEY) in all examples, but the registry metadata declares no required env vars or primary credential. The skill should explicitly declare the credential it needs in metadata. The absence of a declared credential makes it harder to reason about what secrets will be supplied and tracked by the platform.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill does not request always:true, does not modify other skills, and has default invocation settings. There is no evidence it would request persistent elevated privileges.
What to consider before installing
What to consider before installing and using this skill: - Metadata mismatch: The documentation clearly requires REDDAPI_API_KEY for Authorization, but the skill metadata does not declare any required environment variables or primary credential. Ask the publisher or maintainer to update the metadata to explicitly declare REDDAPI_API_KEY (and specify expected scopes/permissions). - Unknown source/homepage: The skill has no source repository or homepage. Prefer skills that provide a source repo or homepage so you can inspect code, check who maintains it, and verify claims. - Least privilege for API keys: If you decide to use it, create a dedicated reddapi.dev API key with minimal permissions and rotate/delete it after testing. Do not reuse high-privilege keys (e.g., keys tied to billing or other services). - Verify the API domain: Confirm reddapi.dev is the intended service, check its TLS certificate and official docs, and review its privacy/retention policy (what it does with queried data and any PII). - Test in a sandbox: Because the skill is instruction-only, it’s low install risk, but you should still test calls from an isolated environment (or with a throwaway key) to observe behavior and responses. - Ask for more transparency: Request a homepage or source code and an explicit metadata update (declaring REDDAPI_API_KEY as a required credential). If the publisher cannot provide those, consider it higher risk and avoid supplying real secrets. Confidence notes: The main reason for a "suspicious" verdict is the clear mismatch between SKILL.md examples (which require an API key) and the registry metadata (which declares none), combined with the lack of a verifiable source or homepage. If the publisher provides a source repo or updates metadata to declare the required credential, this assessment could move to benign (assuming no other issues are found).

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MIT-0
Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.

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