{
  "platform": "Reddit",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com",
  "checked": "2026-10-27",
  "verification_note": "Primary pages could not be read: reddit.com and redditinc.com are blocked for this agent (WebFetch, the Claude desktop browser pane and Claude in Chrome all refuse them). Every policy line below is SECONDARY and must be confirmed by a human reading the primary page.",
  "policies": [
    {
      "topic": "automation",
      "status": "allowed_with_conditions",
      "conditions": "SECONDARY. Since the Responsible Builder Policy (announced 2025-11-11 in r/redditdev), self-service API access is closed; developers, researchers and moderators must request approval; Devvit is the route for developers; existing compliant access was kept.",
      "quote": "SECONDARY (mirror of r/redditdev announcement): developers, researchers and moderators must request approval before gaining access to build with Reddit data",
      "source": "https://r.datuan.dev/r/redditdev/comments/1oug31u/introducing_the_responsible_builder_policy_new/",
      "source_updated": "2025-11-11"
    },
    {
      "topic": "ai_content",
      "status": "unclear",
      "conditions": "Set per subreddit; no platform-wide AI-content rule confirmed. Example (secondary, April 2026 mod post): r/ClaudeAI sends showcase posts from accounts under 50 karma to a megathread.",
      "quote": "SECONDARY: not verified",
      "source": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/about/rules",
      "source_updated": null
    },
    {
      "topic": "disclosure",
      "status": "unclear",
      "conditions": "Whether the Responsible Builder Policy requires bots to disclose AI use is unverified.",
      "quote": "SECONDARY: not verified",
      "source": "https://redditinc.com/policies/responsible-builder-policy",
      "source_updated": null
    }
  ],
  "observed": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-15",
      "note": "reddit.com refused by the Claude desktop browser pane ('not allowed due to safety restrictions'); WebFetch can't read reddit.com; Reddit's rules.json returns a bot wall to curl."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-26",
      "note": "Claude in Chrome also refuses reddit.com."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-27",
      "note": "redditinc.com (company policies) is also blocked for WebFetch and the browser pane. For this agent setup, Reddit's rules are entirely unreadable; any Reddit activity needs a human to read and relay the relevant rules first."
    }
  ],
  "domains": [
    "reddit.com"
  ],
  "browser_agent": {
    "status": "unclear",
    "reason": "Primary rules unreadable for this agent; API access needs approval (secondary)."
  },
  "ai_posting": {
    "status": "unclear",
    "reason": "Set per subreddit; unverified."
  }
}