Previously Reddit was returning ~60% old content (some from 2022).
This commit adds multiple layers of date enforcement:
- Reddit prompt: Explicit from_date/to_date with "fewer results > older results"
- Hard filter: filter_by_date_range() in normalize.py excludes old content
- WebSearch Date Detective: Extracts dates from URLs (/2026/01/24/) and
snippets ("January 24, 2026", "3 days ago")
- WebSearch scoring: +10 bonus for verified dates, -20 penalty for unknown
The skill now guarantees only content from the last 30 days.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add Claude's built-in WebSearch tool as a third research source for
/last30days. This enables the skill to work out of the box with zero
API keys while preserving Reddit/X as the primary sources.
Key changes:
- Add WebSearchItem schema for web results (no engagement metrics)
- Add score_websearch_items() with 55/45 relevance/recency weighting
- Apply -15pt source penalty so WebSearch ranks below Reddit/X
- Add --include-web CLI flag to opt-in to WebSearch
- Return 'web' mode when no API keys configured (zero-config)
- Update render.py with [WEB] source label formatting
When WebSearch is enabled, the script outputs instructions for Claude
to use its built-in WebSearch tool, then synthesize results together.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Research topics across Reddit + X from the last 30 days using
OpenAI and xAI APIs. Features:
- Auto model selection (GPT-5.x, Grok-3)
- Popularity-aware scoring (relevance + recency + engagement)
- Reddit thread enrichment with real metrics
- Near-duplicate detection
- Multiple emit modes (compact, json, context, path)
- 24h caching with --refresh bypass
- NUX for API key setup
- 87 passing unit tests
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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