# Search Reddit: agent skill

Reddit search API for an agent: it sends a search query to a catalog endpoint and reads post title, text and subreddit back. Several providers sell the call, so the agent tries the cheapest first. You pay per call, and a failed call costs nothing.

## When it starts

- what does Reddit say about best crm for startups
- find threads where people complain about this tool
- search Reddit for this question

## What it asks for

- The search query
- A subreddit, when the user names one

## How it runs

- looot discover finds the endpoint
- looot inspect shows the price and the input schema
- looot run executes it, billed per call
- Endpoints in order: scrapecreators-reddit-search, tikhub-api-reddit-app-fetch-dynamic-search

## What comes back

- Post title and text
- Subreddit
- Score and upvote ratio
- Comment count
- Link

## Answer rule

List title, subreddit, score and link, then the common points across threads. Quote at most a line from a post.

## Install

Save the skill file as /agent-skills/reddit-search/SKILL.md, or tell your agent: set up looot, then use /agent-skills/reddit-search/SKILL.md.

## Difficulty

easy

## What can I do with the results?

Read the threads where buyers compare tools, copy the words they use for the problem and note which alternatives they name. Your agent can group the threads by subreddit and rank them by score and comment count.

## How current are the results?

A search reads Reddit as it is at the time of the call, and you can restrict the time window. Use a short window for what people say now and a long one for the threads that rank over time.

## How do I search Reddit by keyword?

Send the keyword to a Reddit search endpoint. Your agent reads the posts with their subreddit, score and comment count, and can open the comments of the best threads.

## Can I search comments as well as posts?

Yes. The first provider's filter switches between posts and comments, and the second covers comments, communities, media and users.

## Can I search inside one subreddit?

The catalog has subreddit endpoints and a search that finds subreddits by name. Ask your agent to look them up and show the price first.

## Does it return the full comment thread?

A post search returns the post. Your agent fetches the comments of a post with a second endpoint, and each fetch is billed as a call.