> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.daoco.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reddit research and engagement

> Discover subreddits, find threads worth joining, monitor mentions, and hand off drafted Reddit posts and replies from brand chat.

Reddit is a workspace-gated preview. Once enabled, everything below runs in a single brand chat thread: discovery, targeting, drafting, and the hand-off to your own Reddit account.

daoco never posts to Reddit for you. Every post and reply ends in a manual hand-off you complete from your own logged-in Reddit account.

## Enable the preview

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings">
    A workspace owner or admin opens **Settings** -> **Preview features**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable Reddit">
    Turn on **Reddit** and save. No Reddit account connection is required.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Discover subreddits

Ask daoco to find communities worth joining. The **Subreddits** panel opens with scored suggestions.

```text theme={null}
Find subreddits worth joining for our brand around home espresso gear
```

Each suggestion shows a fit score out of 10, notes on community rules, and self-promo tolerance when daoco can detect it. Use **Add to targets** on any suggestion to add it to your target list in one click.

## Manage target subreddits

Target subreddits steer discovery and scheduled sweeps toward the communities you care about. Adding a target never posts anything.

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What subreddits are we targeting?
```

The same Subreddits panel shows your current targets, the keyword seeds that guide searches, and any excluded subreddits. Add or remove targets directly from the panel.

## Find threads worth joining

Ask for recent conversations and daoco opens the **Reddit Threads** panel with scored thread opportunities.

```text theme={null}
Find recent Reddit threads about espresso grinder recommendations and draft a reply for the best one
```

Threads from your target subreddits are prioritized. Each opportunity shows the thread's age and comment count plus a suggested angle for joining the conversation. Choose **Draft reply** on an opportunity to get a reply draft you can review, edit, and hand off.

## Monitor brand mentions

Turn on mention monitoring in the Reddit research settings and daoco runs a daily sweep for mentions of your brand. Ask any time to see the latest snapshot:

```text theme={null}
Check Reddit for mentions of our brand
```

daoco shows recent mentions and can draft replies for the ones worth responding to. Nothing is ever auto-replied.

## Repurpose top posts

Turn a post that already performed well on another platform into a Reddit-ready post.

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Turn our best LinkedIn post into a Reddit post for r/espresso
```

daoco gathers the source material, proposes title options, and drafts a post shaped for the community. The hand-off flow below applies.

## Post it yourself: the hand-off flow

Publishing is a manual hand-off by design. Posting from your own account keeps you in control and compliant with each subreddit's rules.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Review the draft">
    Check the drafted post or reply in chat and request edits until it reads right.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Reddit">
    Choose **Copy reply & open Reddit** for a reply, or **Open on Reddit** for a post. daoco opens the target thread or a pre-filled Reddit submit page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Post from your account">
    Review the community's rules, make any final tweaks, and submit from your own logged-in Reddit account.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Mark as posted">
    Back in daoco, choose **Mark as posted** and paste the live Reddit link. daoco records the delivery and registers the thread for reply tracking.
  </Step>
</Steps>

**Mark as posted** registers the thread; once Reddit data access is enabled, daoco checks registered threads for new replies and surfaces them in the [Social Inbox](/core-workflows/social-inbox). Replies are never sent automatically — daoco can draft a response, and you hand it off the same way.

## Automate sweeps

Use [Automations](/core-workflows/automations) to run Reddit sweeps on a schedule. Save a prompt like:

```text theme={null}
Search our target subreddits for conversations about home espresso and grinder upgrades. Draft replies for the top 2 threads worth joining and leave them for review.
```

Scheduled runs produce drafts that wait for your review — [approval preferences](/account-and-billing/approval-preferences) still apply, and nothing is posted without the manual hand-off.

## Account health guardrail

Before you post, daoco can check your Reddit account's age, karma, and recent posting cadence, and advise caution or a cooldown when a post could look spammy to moderators.

<Tip>
  Ask "Is my Reddit account in good shape to post in r/espresso this week?" before a first post in a new community.
</Tip>

## Current limits

* **No scheduled auto-publish to Reddit.** Every post and reply is a manual hand-off from your own account.
* **Post metrics are pending Reddit API access.** Score, comments, and upvote ratio require Reddit Data API approval, which is in progress. The reply sweeps on marked posts also start once access is granted; marking posts now is still worthwhile — registered threads pick up automatically.
* **Thread state is estimated.** Discovery runs on open-web search, so whether a thread is locked or archived is estimated until API access lands.
* **Community rules come first.** Review each subreddit's rules and self-promo norms before posting.