# Reddit Buyer Radar

> Find real people describing the problem you solve, right now.

Category: Research · Status: in-use-at-ekos · Price: free (MIT) · Output: Thread list

It searches Reddit for posts where people describe your problem, filters out noise and gives you each thread with context, so you can join the conversation yourself. It never posts or messages anyone.

## Use it when
- Founders doing community-led growth.
- Finding language buyers really use.

## Do not use it for
- Automated posting or DMs.
- Niches that never discuss on Reddit.

## Input
Product Context or a problem description

## What it produces
A list of live threads with context and a suggested angle.

- Live threads ranked by fit.
- Why each thread matters.
- A helpful angle to reply with yourself.

## What it needs
A free Reddit app (OAuth client ID and secret).

Bring your own API keys. Ekos never asks for, receives or stores them.

## Install and run
1. Get the skill: `git clone https://github.com/Ekos-Labs/skills.git`, then use `skills/reddit-buyer-radar`. Or read it directly: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ekos-Labs/skills/main/skills/reddit-buyer-radar/SKILL.md
2. Copy the folder into your agent's skills directory (Claude Code: `~/.claude/skills/`, Codex: `~/.agents/skills/`), or tell your agent:

```text
Read https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ekos-Labs/skills/main/skills/reddit-buyer-radar/SKILL.md and use it for this task. Ask me before using any paid API.
```

Install guide: https://www.ekoslabs.com/skills/install.md

## Links
- Human page: https://www.ekoslabs.com/skills/reddit-buyer-radar
- Source: https://github.com/Ekos-Labs/skills/tree/main/skills/reddit-buyer-radar
- All skills: https://www.ekoslabs.com/skills/llms.txt
- Machine-readable catalog: https://www.ekoslabs.com/skills/catalog.json