reddit_user_posts
List Reddit user posts. Returns normalized public posts from a public Reddit user's submitted feed.
This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/reddit-user-posts.md
What reddit_user_posts does on Crawlora
AI agents call reddit_user_posts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
after | string | — | Reddit pagination token |
limit | integer | — | Maximum posts, defaults to 25 and clamps to 100 |
username | string | Yes | Public Reddit username, without u/ |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why reddit_user_posts is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries publicly available data from Reddit without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation with no side effects. Severity is low because public Reddit data has minimal sensitivity and retrieval poses negligible risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'List Reddit user posts' and 'Returns normalized public posts from a public Reddit user's submitted feed.' The verb 'List' and 'Returns' indicate retrieval only, with no modification or execution of external operations.
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The rule that runs reddit_user_posts 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_user_posts, this is the rule to start with:
reddit_user_posts 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_user_posts call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about reddit_user_posts
List Reddit user posts. Returns normalized public posts from a public Reddit user's submitted feed. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
reddit_user_posts accepts 3 parameters: after, limit, username. Required: username. 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_user_posts: 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_user_posts 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_user_posts 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_user_posts. 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_user_posts 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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