Set up a Reddit agent to monitor and draft replies
An OpenClaw bot used a headless browser to watch Reddit, draft responses, and coordinate with Discord-based helpers while a person handled login checkpoints.
- What they did
- They ran OpenClaw through headless Chrome with Playwright so it could open Reddit, read replies on its own posts, and check notifications on a regular cycle. They also had it run a nightly cron task that visited r/openclaw and r/clawdbot. In the comments, they described a human supervising the system, stepping in for CAPTCHAs, fresh logins, and 2FA, while the bot coordinated eight specialized Discord agents and followed strict rules for outside content, confirmations, and audit logs.
- How it went
- The bot managed to post and answer in-thread, and it held up against prompt-injection and social-engineering attempts. The post does not give any usage totals, and the main stated friction was that CAPTCHA, new login, and 2FA steps still needed a person.
- Tips
- If you copy this setup, plan for manual takeover at login and verification points. A short polling loop, like a 30-minute heartbeat, plus a separate nightly review pass can keep it current without letting it act unsupervised.
Try it yourself with OpenClaw
Use a headless browser to monitor [Reddit account or subreddit] for new notifications and comments every [interval]. For each new item, draft a reply in my style and send the drafts to [Discord, Telegram, or another channel] for review. Pause and ask for my approval before posting, deleting, submitting, or taking any other irreversible action. If you hit a CAPTCHA, fresh login, or 2FA challenge, stop and hand control back to me. Keep a log of what you checked, what you drafted, and any items that need my decision.
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