reddit-thread-fit-check

# Reddit Thread Fit Check Score candidate Reddit threads for whether a brand, founder, or operator should reply, cite, monitor, or avoid. The output is a decision brief, not an automated comment. A good result protects account trust and community norms as much as it finds opportunity. This is an **enhanced** skill: it reads public Reddit data through UnifAPI. It never posts, comments, votes, DMs, or recommends undisclosed promotion. ## Use UnifAPI for live evidence Start from candidate threads found by `reddit-community-research`, `social-listening-brief`, or the operator. Because the current Reddit surface has no keyword search and no per-subreddit post feed, be explicit about how candidates were sourced. - **Subreddit profile and rules** - `reddit/subreddits/{name}` for subscribers, activity, tone, and the verbatim self-promotion/vendor rules. - **Thread context** - `reddit/posts/{id}` for title, body, age, score, comment count, and URL. - **Comment tree** - `reddit/posts/{id}/comments` for what people are actually asking, recommending, objecting to, or rejecting. - **User credibility check** - `reddit/users/{username}/comments` when a recurring voice or original poster credibility affects the decision. - **Candidate discovery limits** - `reddit/trending-searches` and `reddit/feed/popular` can widen the pool, but they do not make coverage exhaustive. Keep source URLs, run dates, and billing metadata. ## Workflow 1. **Collect candidates.** Accept thread URLs/IDs from the user or from a prior Reddit research brief. If no candidates exist, ask for seed subreddits or run the bounded discovery path from `reddit-community-research`. 2. **Read the rules first.** Pull the subreddit profile and record the self-promotion/vendor rule verbatim before scoring the thread. 3. **Read the thread and comments.** Identify what the poster wants: recommendation, troubleshooting, comparison, complaint, market research, or debate. 4. **Score fit and risk.** Use the rubric below. A thread can be highly relevant and still be a `do not reply` if the rules or tone make participation unsafe. 5. **Choose the action.** One of: Reply draft, Monitor only, Cite for research, Ask human/moderator, Avoid. 6. **Write a reply angle only when safe.** If the action is Reply draft, provide an answer-first angle and required disclosure. Do not write promotional copy unless the user explicitly asks after seeing the risk. ## Scoring rubric Score each axis 1-5: | Axis | 1 | 3 | 5 | | ---------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | Relevance | Tangential | Adjacent problem | Directly asks about the exact problem/category | | Intent fit | General debate | Mixed question/discussion | Clear ask for help, recommendation, or explanation | | Timing | Old or closed | Slowing down | Fresh and active | | Community safety | Rules forbid vendor/self-promo | Allowed only with care | Helpful disclosed participation is accepted | | Account-risk | Likely to be filtered or downvoted | Some skepticism | Low risk if useful and disclosed | ```text Opportunity = Relevance * 0.35 + IntentFit * 0.25 + Timing * 0.15 + CommunitySafety * 0.15 + AccountRisk * 0.10 ``` Decision gates override the score: - **Avoid** if rules forbid vendor participation, the thread is hostile to promotion, or the reply would require pretending to be a user. - **Monitor only** if the thread is relevant but the conversation is emotional, political, or already resolved. - **Ask human/moderator** if rules are ambiguous and the upside is high. - **Reply draft** only when the ask is clear, the rule allows it, and the reply can be useful without pitching. ## Output Return a thread-fit table plus only the safe next actions: ```markdown # Reddit Thread Fit Check - {topic} ({YYYY-MM-DD}) ## Recommendation - Best thread to reply to: ... - Threads to avoid: ... - Main risk: ... | Thread | Subreddit | Fit | Action | Rule evidence | Why | | ----------------------- | --------- | --- | ----------- | -------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | "Which tool handles X?" | r/example | 4.2 | Reply draft | Rule 3 allows disclosed vendor replies | Direct recommendation request, fresh, low hostility | ## Reply-Angle Briefs ### Thread: {title} - Answer-first angle: ... - Disclosure needed: ... - What not to say: ... - Evidence to cite: ... ## Coverage - Candidate source: user-provided | prior brief | bounded discovery - Subreddits checked: ... - Reddit coverage limits: no keyword search; not an exhaustive sweep - UnifAPI cost: ... ``` ## Guardrails - Never post, vote, DM, or automate Reddit participation. - Never recommend undisclosed self-promotion, fake user stories, vote manipulation, or coordinated replies. - Respect subreddit rules even when the thread is commercially attractive. - Do not treat high upvotes as permission to enter. Rule fit and tone matter first. - Keep the reply angle answer-first: solve the user's problem, disclose affiliation if relevant, and avoid links unless genuinely necessary. ## Related Skills - **reddit-community-research**: discover and map the communities and candidate threads this skill scores. - **social-listening-brief**: surface a Reddit thread as part of broader launch or brand monitoring. - **customer-research**: turn threads that are not safe to reply to into voice-of-customer insight. - **unifapi**: the shared data skill (connect MCP, discover the Reddit operations this skill reads).