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Reply on Reddit without getting your account banned

Reddit bans the accounts that post like marketers: links in a first comment, no disclosure, the same reply in five subreddits. This playbook has your assistant pick the threads worth answering, check each subreddit’s mood, and draft replies that say who you are and help first.

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[01] THE PROMPT/ COPY IT

Paste this

Fill in the {{braces}}. Run below: Claude.

prompt

From FishOut, list Reddit mentions from the last {{48 hours}} with the Reply call reply_now. Leave out {{subreddits that ban vendors}}. For each of the top {{3}}, open the thread and tell me whether anyone has already answered. Then request a reply draft that discloses I work on {{product}}, answers the question first, and has no link. Never post — I will.
[02] WHAT IT CALLS/ 4 TOOLS

Tools and arguments

2 of 4 read only.
  • list_mentionsread-only

    Reddit threads FishOut marked Reply now.

    filter: {"platforms":["reddit"],"replyCalls":["reply_now"],"from":"<48h ago>"}
  • get_mentionread-only

    The thread and its replies, and the subreddit, before deciding.

  • request_reply_draftwrite

    A disclosed, link-free draft, checked. From Plus.

    tone: "helpful"
  • create_mutewrite

    Mutes a subreddit where vendors are not welcome, so it stops appearing.

    kind: "source", platform: "reddit", value: "<subreddit>"
[03] A RUN/ FIXTURE

What comes back

Fixture data.
Claude · chatfishout · mcp
Find me three Reddit threads to answer today, with drafts.
list_mentionsread-only
{
  "filter": {
    "platforms": [
      "reddit"
    ],
    "replyCalls": [
      "reply_now"
    ],
    "from": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z"
  },
  "limit": 10
}
get_mentionread-only
{
  "mentionId": "mnt_…"
}
request_reply_draftwrite
{
  "mentionId": "mnt_…",
  "tone": "helpful"
}
91
r/freelanceinkandinvoice7h

How do you track who is talking about your services online?

Reply nowAsking for recommendations
80
r/Entrepreneurloftandledger1d

Google Alerts misses everything on Reddit, what else is there?

Reply nowAsking for recommendationsComparison

Three picked. r/freelance (7h, no answers yet) — draft discloses you work on it, gives two free options first, no link. r/Entrepreneur (1d, 14 replies) — answer only if you add something; draft focuses on why alerts miss Reddit. Skipped one in r/marketing: vendors are banned there.

[04] GUARDRAILS/ LIMITS

Disclose, every time

“I work on X” in the first line. Undisclosed vendor replies are what moderators remove and Reddit penalises.

No link in a first reply

Answer the question. If they want the link, they will ask.

Never automated

FishOut cannot post, and Reddit’s policy prohibits automated spam. Post by hand, from your own account.
[05] SCHEDULE IT/ CRON

A prompt runs once

Daily: Codex, OpenClaw or Hermes Agent.

Hermes Agent · cron expression

hermes cron create "0 12 * * *" \
  "From FishOut, list Reddit mentions from the last {{48 hours}} with the Reply call reply_now"

Or let FishOut do the scheduled part

FishOut marks each Reddit post with a Reply call and writes drafts that pass the Draft check. The prompt adds the per-subreddit judgement.
[06] NO ASSISTANT/ RULES

“Reddit replies for review” as a rule

No prompt at all: a FishOut agent rule (from Plus) does the routine half.
Reddit replies for review5 runs / 24h

When

Every triaged mention

Platform is Reddit

Reply call is Reply now

Then

Draft a reply

Assign to whoever posts for us

Questions

Where these mentions come from

Reddit MCPReddit: Buyer intentReddit: Product feedbackReplying on Reddit without getting banned

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