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
Even though reddit_comments only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
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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