reddapi

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.

Security Scan

The skill's instructions match its stated Reddit-search purpose, but the package metadata omits the API credential it clearly requires and the source/homepage are unknown — proceed with caution and verify before use.

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.

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).

reddapi.dev Skill

Overview

Access Reddit's complete data archive through reddapi.dev's powerful API. This skill provides semantic search, subreddit discovery, and trend analysis capabilities.

Key Features

🔍 Semantic Search

Natural language search across millions of Reddit posts and comments.

# Search for user pain points
curl -X POST "https://reddapi.dev/api/v1/search/semantic" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REDDAPI_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"query": "best productivity tools for remote teams", "limit": 100}'

# Find complaints and frustrations
curl -X POST "https://reddapi.dev/api/v1/search/semantic" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REDDAPI_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"query": "frustrations with current TOOL_NAME", "limit": 100}'

📊 Trends API

Discover trending topics with engagement metrics.

# Get trending topics
curl "https://reddapi.dev/api/v1/trends" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REDDAPI_API_KEY"

Response includes:

• post_count: Number of posts
• total_upvotes: Engagement score
• avg_sentiment: Sentiment analysis (-1 to 1)
• trending_keywords: Top keywords
• growth_rate: Trend momentum

📝 Subreddit Discovery

# List popular subreddits
curl "https://reddapi.dev/api/subreddits?limit=100" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REDDAPI_API_KEY"

# Get specific subreddit info
curl "https://reddapi.dev/api/subreddits/programming" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REDDAPI_API_KEY"

Use Cases

Market Research

# Analyze competitor discussions
curl -X POST "https://reddapi.dev/api/v1/search/semantic" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REDDAPI_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"query": "COMPETITOR problems complaints", "limit": 200}'

Niche Discovery

# Find underserved user needs
curl -X POST "https://reddapi.dev/api/v1/search/semantic" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REDDAPI_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"query": "I wish there was an app that", "limit": 100}'

Trend Analysis

# Monitor topic growth
curl "https://reddapi.dev/api/v1/trends" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REDDAPI_API_KEY" | python3 -c "
import sys, json
data = json.load(sys.stdin)
for trend in data.get('data', {}).get('trends', []):
    print(f\"{trend['topic']}: {trend['growth_rate']}% growth\")
"

Response Format

Search Results

{
  "success": true,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "post123",
      "title": "User post title",
      "selftext": "Post content...",
      "subreddit": "r/somesub",
      "score": 1234,
      "num_comments": 89,
      "created_utc": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 15000
}

Trends Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "trends": [
      {
        "topic": "AI regulation",
        "post_count": 1247,
        "total_upvotes": 45632,
        "avg_sentiment": 0.42,
        "growth_rate": 245.3
      }
    ]
  }
}

Environment Variables

export REDDAPI_API_KEY="your_api_key"

Get your API key at: https://reddapi.dev

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