| name | reddit |
| description | Research Reddit discussions with high signal using scrape_reddit_leads and scrape_reddit — pain points, intent discovery, and trend tracking. Use when the user wants to mine subreddits for leads, find threads worth replying to, or track what a community says about a topic. |
| use_cases | ["Find customer pain points from Reddit conversations","Monitor keyword mentions in specific subreddits","Discover high-intent discussions for outreach","Compare themes across Reddit communities","Build a Reddit-based insight summary with sources"] |
| triggers | ["reddit research","reddit leads","scrape reddit","subreddit research","reddit pain points","reddit mentions"] |
| requires_toolkits | ["reddit_scraper"] |
| suggested_toolkits | [] |
| icon | reddit |
| short_description | Research subreddits, threads, and sentiment to mine questions and voice-of-customer. |
Reddit Research
Use these tools in this order for research quality:
Requirements
scrape_reddit_leads (precision first)
scrape_reddit (expand recall second)
Default Workflow
Step 1: Precision pass with scrape_reddit_leads
Start with focused keyword + subreddit pairs:
searches: list of { "keyword": "...", "subreddit": "..." }
hours_back: set a clear recency window
search_posts=true
search_comments=true only when comment evidence is needed
sort="new" for monitoring or sort="top" for stable discussions
negative_keywords to suppress spam/noise
Use 1-3 specific keywords first. Avoid broad single words.
Step 2: Expand with scrape_reddit
If precision results are too narrow:
- run
scrape_reddit with subreddit start_urls
- add adjacent keyword variants in
searches
- tune
sort and time for recency vs quality
- keep
skip_comments=true when only post-level signal is needed
Query Quality Rules
- Prefer scoped subreddits before global search.
- Include negative filters (e.g.
onlyfans, porn, nsfw, promo, buy now) when results are noisy.
- Increase specificity before increasing
max_items.
- If results are sparse, widen subreddits and add semantically related keywords.
Output Requirements
Return:
- top findings with short rationale
- source URLs
- subreddit distribution
- repeated themes/pain points
- recommended follow-up keywords
Do not return unfiltered dumps. Prioritize relevance and evidence.