reddit-read-onlyBrowse and search Reddit in read-only mode using public JSON endpoints. Use when the user asks to browse subreddits, search for posts by topic, inspect comment threads, or build a shortlist of links to review and reply to manually.
Install via ClawdBot CLI:
clawdbot install tristanmanchester/reddit-read-onlyRequires:
Read-only Reddit browsing for Clawdbot.
All commands print JSON to stdout.
{ "ok": true, "data": ... }{ "ok": false, "error": { "message": "...", "details": "..." } }node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs posts <subreddit> \
--sort hot|new|top|controversial|rising \
--time day|week|month|year|all \
--limit 10 \
--after <token># Search within a subreddit
node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs search <subreddit> "<query>" --limit 10
# Search all of Reddit
node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs search all "<query>" --limit 10# By post id or URL
node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs comments <post_id|url> --limit 50 --depth 6node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs recent-comments <subreddit> --limit 25node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs thread <post_id|url> --commentLimit 50 --depth 6Use this when the user describes criteria like:
"Find posts about X in r/a, r/b, and r/c posted in the last 48 hours, excluding Y".
node {baseDir}/scripts/reddit-readonly.mjs find \
--subreddits "python,learnpython" \
--query "fastapi deployment" \
--include "docker,uvicorn,nginx" \
--exclude "homework,beginner" \
--minScore 2 \
--maxAgeHours 48 \
--perSubredditLimit 25 \
--maxResults 10 \
--rank newfind (or posts/search) using small limits.thread.--limit and/or set slower pacing via env vars:export REDDIT_RO_MIN_DELAY_MS=800
export REDDIT_RO_MAX_DELAY_MS=1800
export REDDIT_RO_TIMEOUT_MS=25000
export REDDIT_RO_USER_AGENT='script:clawdbot-reddit-readonly:v1.0.0 (personal)'Generated Mar 1, 2026
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