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v3.8.3

mvanhorn/last30days-skillv3.8.3Jun 25, 2026by mvanhorn

AI Summary

This release brings Free Reddit to parity with ScrapeCreators by adding dedicated-subreddit lanes and upvote resolution via the arctic-shift archive.

Key Highlights

  • Free Reddit gets dedicated-subreddit lanes for entity-home subs.
  • Reddit upvote counts restored for RSS search results via arctic-shift.
  • Added `LAST30DAYS_REDDIT_SC_MIN_ITEMS` env var for backup backfilling.
  • Removed permanently-403 `search.json` Tier 0.

Breaking Changes

  • Removed permanently-403 `search.json` Tier 0 from the keyless Reddit path.

New Features

  • Dedicated subreddit lanes for Free Reddit
  • Arctic-shift upvote resolution
  • Backup backfilling via ScrapeCreators

Full Release Notes


### Added

- Free Reddit gets dedicated-subreddit lanes: entity-home subs (e.g. r/Kanye for "Kanye West", via the new `--dedicated-subreddits` flag) are pulled in full from top+hot+new listings and exempt from the relevance floor, since the whole sub is the topic. Fixes the over-aggressive floor that dropped on-topic posts whose titles lacked the entity name.
- `reddit_arctic` resolves upvote counts for threads found only via RSS search (which carries no score) using the free, keyless arctic-shift archive — batched, paced, cached, and graceful-degrading. Reddit now gets headlines-with-points and best-comments-with-points entirely for free, at parity with ScrapeCreators.
- `LAST30DAYS_REDDIT_SC_MIN_ITEMS` (default 0 = unchanged empty-only behavior): set above 0 to let the ScrapeCreators backup backfill a thin free Reddit run instead of sitting idle. Backfilled items merge deduped by post id.

### Removed

- The permanently-403 `search.json` Tier 0 is gone from the keyless Reddit path; discovery is RSS breadth + shreddit listing partials (real scores) + the dedicated-sub lanes, with no wasted 403 calls.