FILE NO. RRA—001 · VOL. I · ISSUE 1 · APRIL MMXXVI · BETA
Reddit Research Assistant a research tool for content creators
§ 00 — DISPATCH
Browser Extension Chrome · MV3 Free · BYO Key

Read 5. Understand 500.

A browser extension that turns Reddit threads into structured research briefs: the five comments worth reading, the pain points worth writing about, the questions nobody answered.

Install for Chrome → See a sample brief
Free · Bring your own API key · Claude / Gemini / GPT
§ 01   What you get Five comments from five hundred

The thread, briefed.

Each brief exposes what a thread is actually telling you: the pain you can write about, the question nobody answered, the comment buried in a twelve-reply chain that reframes the whole thread.

Five comments, chosen for what they know.

Every brief follows the same five-part template. Copy as markdown. Paste into Obsidian, Notion, or your content doc. The structure travels with it.

Brief template 5 sections

§Key Pain Points

  • Problems users express, surfaced as writable content topics.

§Unanswered Questions

  • Knowledge gaps where the thread's answers fell short.

§Content Angles

  • Alternative framings you could write as articles or videos.

§Interesting Comments

  • Five comments curated for experience, expertise, contrarian takes, or buried insight.

§Trend Signals

  • Shifts in sentiment, emerging language, new questions surfacing.
§ 02   How it works Three steps · all local

Three steps. All in your browser.

01

Install the extension

One click from the Chrome Web Store. The extension asks for the minimum permissions to read Reddit threads.

02

Paste an API key

Choose Anthropic, Google, or OpenAI. Your key stays in chrome.storage.local, readable only to this extension.

03

Click to generate

On any Reddit thread, click Research Brief. The model extracts, curates, and writes the brief in about 15 seconds.

§ 03   What makes it different Built as a research tool

The comments worth reading live below the top upvotes.

Ranked by insight

The top five surface experience-driven accounts, contrarian-but-thoughtful takes, and buried gems with four upvotes and domain expertise. The comments a good researcher would quote.

Structured for content work

Every brief follows the same five-section template. Skim twenty in a row and know exactly where to look. Export as markdown; the structure travels with it.

Runs in your browser. Keys stay local.

Your key lives in chrome.storage.local and talks only to the LLM provider you chose. Everything else runs on your machine.

§ 04   Questions Frequently asked

Answers, filed.

What does it cost?
The extension is free. You pay your LLM provider directly for model usage, typically a few cents per brief.
Which models does it support?
Anthropic (Claude Sonnet 4.6, default), Google (Gemini 2.5 Flash), and OpenAI (GPT-4o). Swap between them in settings. Bring an API key for whichever you pick.
Is my data private?
Yes. The extension runs entirely in your browser. Thread contents travel directly to the provider you chose, and keys stay in chrome.storage.local on your machine. Read the full privacy policy →
Does it work on old Reddit?
Yes. Both old.reddit.com and new Reddit are supported, with separate extractors and fallback selectors so each keeps working when the other's layout shifts.
What about huge threads?
Large threads get pre-filtered client-side to drop deleted, low-effort, and spam comments, then fit to a token budget so the brief stays fast and cheap. You'll see a warning if comments are still loading below the fold.
Firefox? Safari?
Not yet. V1 is Chromium-only. Firefox and Safari support is planned.
Why client-side only?
Deliberate. Running in your browser keeps your research on your machine, removes per-user infrastructure cost, and lets the extension stay free.
§ End of dispatch

Read the thread, once.

Free. Bring your own key. Install in a click.

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