Reddit Curator

Curates and summarizes top posts daily from your chosen subreddits, filtering by upvotes and keywords, and delivers a clean Reddit digest to email or Telegram.

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Install

openclaw skills install @geoffguides/reddit-curator

SKILL.md - Reddit Curator

Description

Your personal Reddit editor. Curates, summarizes, and delivers a daily digest of the best content from your favorite subreddits â no doom-scrolling, no noise, just signal.

Price

Free â or $3 to support development.

Prerequisites

Reddit API credentials (free via reddit.com/prefs/apps)
Telegram or email for delivery
Optional: OpenAI/Anthropic API for enhanced summaries

Quick Start

Get Reddit API access:
- Go to reddit.com/prefs/apps
- Create "script" app
- Note: client_id, client_secret, username, password
Configure: "Set up my Reddit curator"
Add subreddits: "Add r/AskReddit, r/technology, r/personalfinance"
Set schedule: "Deliver my digest every morning at 8am"

Commands

"Add r/[subreddit]" â Add to your curated list
"Remove r/[subreddit]" â Remove from list
"Show my subreddits" â List configured communities
"Set digest time to [time]" â Schedule daily delivery
"Set min upvotes to [number]" â Filter threshold
"Add keyword filter: [word]" â Only posts containing keyword
"Show me today's digest" â Manual delivery
"Pause digest" â Temporarily stop
"Resume digest" â Restart delivery

Core Workflows

1. Daily Digest Generation

Trigger: Scheduled time (default: 8am) or manual request

Process:

Scan each configured subreddit (top + hot posts, last 24h)
Filter by:
- Minimum upvote threshold (default: 100)
- Keyword filters (if configured)
- Flair filters (if configured)
- Already-seen posts (deduplication)
Score each post:
- Engagement score: (upvotes + comments Ã 2) / age_hours
- Quality score: length, awards, crossposts
- Relevance score: keyword matches, user preferences
Select top 5-10 posts across all subreddits
Generate summaries:
- Title + author + subreddit
- Key points from post text
- Top 3 comments summary
- Link to full post
Format digest with sections by subreddit
Deliver via configured channel

Output Format:

markdown

ðï¸ Your Reddit Digest â March 4, 2025

## r/AskReddit
**1. "What's a life hack everyone should know?"** â 12.4k upvotes
- *Key insight:* The "two-minute rule" â if something takes <2 min, do it now
- *Top comment:* Batch similar tasks to reduce context switching
- [Read full thread](link)

## r/technology
**2. "OpenAI announces GPT-5"** â 8.7k upvotes
- *Summary:* New model shows 40% improvement on reasoning tasks
- *Key detail:* API pricing unchanged, rollout starts next week
- [Read full thread](link)

## r/personalfinance
**3. "I paid off $50k debt in 2 years"** â 5.2k upvotes
- *Strategy:* Avalanche method + side income + expense tracking
- *Top tip:* Automate all payments, treat savings as expense
- [Read full thread](link)

---
*Curated from 8 subreddits | 47 posts scanned | 12 matched your filters*
*Reply "pause" to stop | "add r/[name]" to expand | "settings" to customize*

2. Smart Filtering

Upvote Thresholds:

Casual: 50+ upvotes (more content, some noise)
Curated: 100+ upvotes (balanced, default)
Premium: 500+ upvotes (only hits, less frequent)

Keyword Filters:

Include: Only posts containing these words
Exclude: Filter out posts with these words
Example: Include "tutorial guide how-to", exclude "meme shitpost"

Flair Filters:

Only show posts with specific flairs
Example: "Discussion", "Serious", "Advice"

Time Windows:

Last 24 hours (default)
Last 7 days (weekly digest option)
Last hour (breaking news mode)

3. Content Scoring Algorithm

text

Post Score = (Base Score + Engagement Bonus) Ã Quality Multiplier Ã Recency Decay

Base Score = upvotes Ã 1 + comments Ã 2
Engagement Bonus = awards Ã 50 + crossposts Ã 25
Quality Multiplier = 1.0 to 1.5 (based on post length, formatting)
Recency Decay = 1.0 (0-6h) â 0.8 (6-12h) â 0.6 (12-24h)

4. Summary Generation

For text posts:

Extract 3-5 key points
Identify main question/claim
Summarize top comments (diverse viewpoints)

For link posts:

Fetch article title + description
Extract key quote if available
Note: "External link â summary based on title/comments"

For media posts:

Describe content type (image, video, gif)
Summarize top comments explaining context
Note: "Media post â see link for full content"

5. Delivery Options

Telegram:

Formatted markdown
Inline buttons: "Read more", "Next post", "Save for later"
Image previews (if media post)

Email:

HTML formatted digest
Clickable links
Mobile-responsive

Discord:

Embed format
Channel-specific delivery
Thread creation for discussion

Configuration

curator-config.json

json

{
  "reddit": {
    "client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    "client_secret": "YOUR_SECRET",
    "username": "YOUR_REDDIT_USERNAME",
    "password": "YOUR_REDDIT_PASSWORD",
    "user_agent": "RedditCurator/1.0 by YOUR_USERNAME"
  },
  "delivery": {
    "method": "telegram",
    "chat_id": "YOUR_CHAT_ID",
    "time": "08:00",
    "timezone": "America/Denver"
  },
  "filters": {
    "min_upvotes": 100,
    "max_posts_per_subreddit": 3,
    "max_total_posts": 10,
    "time_window_hours": 24,
    "include_keywords": [],
    "exclude_keywords": ["meme", "shitpost"],
    "include_flairs": [],
    "exclude_flairs": ["Meme"]
  },
  "subreddits": [
    {
      "name": "AskReddit",
      "weight": 1.0,
      "min_upvotes": 200
    },
    {
      "name": "technology",
      "weight": 1.2,
      "min_upvotes": 100
    }
  ],
  "summarization": {
    "enabled": true,
    "model": "claude-sonnet",
    "max_length": 150
  }
}

Advanced Features

Trend Detection

Track which subreddits are trending up/down
Alert on unusual activity spikes
"r/technology is 3x more active than usual today"

Saved Posts Sync

Auto-save digested posts to Reddit "Saved"
Create curated lists by topic
Export saved posts to Notion/Obsidian

Cross-Subreddit Analysis

"This topic is trending across 3 of your subreddits"
Detect emerging themes
Surface cross-community discussions

Weekly Roundup

Best of the week (highest scored posts)
Trending topics summary
New subreddit recommendations based on interests

Breaking News Mode

Monitor for high-velocity posts (rising fast)
Immediate alert for major events
Override schedule for urgent content

Examples

Example 1: Tech Professional Setup

text

User: "Add r/programming, r/webdev, r/MachineLearning, r/technology"
User: "Set min upvotes to 200"
User: "Add keyword filter: tutorial, guide, open source"
User: "Deliver at 7am"

Result: Daily digest of high-quality tech content, 
focusing on educational posts and open source projects.

Example 2: Casual Browsing

text

User: "Add r/AskReddit, r/LifeProTips, r/todayilearned"
User: "Set min upvotes to 500"
User: "Exclude keywords: politics, NSFW"

Result: Entertaining, broadly-appealing content only,
no controversial or explicit material.

Example 3: Finance Focus

text

User: "Add r/personalfinance, r/investing, r/financialindependence"
User: "Add keyword filter: strategy, advice, experience"
User: "Set digest time to 6pm"

Result: Evening digest of financial wisdom and 
investment discussions to review after work.

Guardrails

Respect Reddit:

Rate limit: 1 request per second
Cache results to minimize API calls
Follow Reddit API terms of service
Don't republish content commercially

User Privacy:

Credentials stored encrypted
No tracking of user reading habits
No sharing of curated lists

Content Warnings:

Flag potentially controversial content
Respect NSFW filters
Allow keyword-based content blocking

Troubleshooting

Error: "Reddit API rate limited"

Wait 10 minutes, retry
Reduce number of subreddits
Increase time between scans

Error: "No posts found"

Lower upvote threshold
Add more subreddits
Check keyword filters aren't too restrictive

Error: "Authentication failed"

Verify Reddit credentials
Check 2FA isn't blocking API access
Regenerate API keys if needed

Digest not delivering

Check delivery method configuration
Verify Telegram chat ID or email
Check scheduled time and timezone

Version History

V1.0: Daily digest, basic filtering, Telegram delivery
V1.1: Smart scoring, keyword filters, flair filtering
V1.2: Multi-channel delivery (email, Discord), weekly roundup
V1.3: Trend detection, cross-subreddit analysis, saved posts sync

Curate your internet. Save your time.