reddit_comments
Get Reddit post comments. Returns a Reddit post with its public comments. A post that exists but has no comments yet returns a 200 response with an empty comments list; a post that does not exist returns 404, and a temporary block or upstream failure returns 503 (retryable) rather than 404.
This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/reddit-comments.md
What reddit_comments does on Crawlora
AI agents call reddit_comments to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Reddit post id or t3_ id |
sort | string | — | Accepted for compatibility: confidence, top, new, controversial, old, or qa. Public comment data is flat and may ignore sort. |
depth | integer | — | Accepted for compatibility. Public comment data is flat and may ignore depth. |
limit | integer | — | Maximum comments returned, defaults to 25 and clamps to 100 |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why reddit_comments is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available data from Reddit (post comments) without any side effects or ability to modify, create, or delete content. It is a straightforward read operation that queries and returns existing data. The severity is low because reading public comments poses minimal security risk—the data is already public and no destructive or executable actions are possible.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] Reddit post comments' and 'Returns a Reddit post with its public comments.' The operation is purely retrieval with no modification, creation, or deletion capabilities.
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The rule that runs reddit_comments safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For reddit_comments, this is the rule to start with:
reddit_comments is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every reddit_comments call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about reddit_comments
Get Reddit post comments. Returns a Reddit post with its public comments. A post that exists but has no comments yet returns a 200 response with an empty comments list; a post that does not exist returns 404, and a temporary block or upstream failure returns 503 (retryable) rather than 404. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
reddit_comments accepts 4 parameters: id, sort, depth, limit. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for reddit_comments: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Crawlora. Nothing to install.
reddit_comments is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the reddit_comments rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for reddit_comments. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
reddit_comments is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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