# Reddit App Setup Macro ## Purpose Automates the creation of a Reddit API application ("script" type) for use with the Latent Signal ingestor. ## Justification - **Legitimate access**: User's own Reddit account - **No API alternative**: Reddit requires web UI to create apps - **One-time setup**: Run once to get credentials, then use API thereafter ## What It Does 1. Opens Reddit app preferences page 2. Waits for user to log in (if needed) 3. Creates a new "script" type application 4. Extracts client_id and client_secret 5. Writes credentials to `../../.env` ## Usage ```bash # Install dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt # Run (browser will open) python main.py ``` ## Manual Steps Required - You must log in to Reddit manually when prompted - The macro will wait for you to complete login before proceeding ## Output Creates/updates `../../.env` with: ``` REDDIT_CLIENT_ID= REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET= REDDIT_USER_AGENT=LatentSignalBot/0.1 ```