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How do I set up the Reddit agent?

Open the Reddit agent settings, describe what your business does and who your customers are, press Suggest for me for subreddits and keywords, add your commenting guidelines, save, and click Run scan. Setup takes about two minutes. After the first scan it scans for you every day.

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What do I need first?

  • A TalkGenAI account. Start at the Reddit agent page to begin the free trial.
  • A short description of what you sell and who buys it.

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How do I do it?

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Open the settings

Open the Reddit tab in the dashboard and open Reddit Agent Settings. The section is called What to watch.
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Describe your business

Fill in What does your business do? Who are your customers? This is required. The more specific it is, the better the subreddit suggestions and the relevance check.
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Choose who your customers are

Under Who are your customers? pick one:
  • Not sure, work it out from my description
  • Businesses and brands (B2B)
  • Individual consumers (B2C)
  • Both businesses and consumers
  • Creators, freelancers and entrepreneurs
You can also fill in Who is NOT your customer? Posts from those people are dropped.
4

Add subreddits and keywords

Press Suggest for me to get a list of active subreddits and keywords, or enter your own, then edit them any time. See the limits below.
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Add your commenting guidelines

Write the tone and rules for every reply, or press Use recommended. See Draft replies that follow your rules.
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Save and scan

Click Save settings, then Run scan.

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What can I set?

Keywords match whole words only. “crypto” does not match “cryptocurrency”, so add both if you need both. Short head terms work better than long phrases.

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What are the optional settings?

  • Tag the reply link adds utm_content=talkgenai to the link so visits can be attributed.
  • Open conversation links in old Reddit opens leads in old.reddit.com in the browser instead of the new site or app.

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How do I check that it worked?

After Run scan, leads appear in the Reddit tab. If it says no conversations yet, check your subreddits and keywords, then run the scan again. See Read and prioritize leads.

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What can go wrong?

Last updated: 2026-10-05