The fastest way to find real SaaS customers on Reddit with claude.ai web is the packaged version of the workflow, not a prompt you write yourself: connect Reddit, install the reddit-lead-finder skill, and hand it your product. It searches by both category and pain vocabulary, scores every candidate on Customer Fit, Problem Severity, and Purchase Intent, checks each subreddit's self-promotion rules, and hands back a short ranked report with quotes and links.
1. Connect Reddit to Claude.ai web
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector — no config file, no key to create first. Full walkthrough: connecting Reddit to Claude.ai web.
2. Install the reddit-lead-finder skill
Enable Settings → Capabilities → Code execution and File creation first — skills won't run without them. Then Customize → Skills, upload the skill's .zip, and turn it on. Download link and full details on the skills page.
Connecting the MCP server (step 1) matters here for a second reason beyond Reddit access: on Free/Pro/Max plans a Skill's code-execution sandbox can't reach api.threadsnoop.com directly, so the MCP connection is what actually routes the skill's calls through.
3. Try it
Ask Claude something like:
“Find me Reddit leads for [your product's URL or a short description].”
Claude loads the skill automatically and walks you through a quick confirm-back step before it starts searching.
What you get back
A short ranked list, each entry scored on Customer Fit (does this person match who you built the product for), Problem Severity (how real and current is the pain), and Purchase Intent (are they actually looking for something, not just venting) — with the quote that convinced the model and a link to the thread. It only finds and scores; it never posts, comments, or DMs on Reddit itself.
Prefer to build your own search prompt instead of using the packaged skill? the DIY workflow covers that. Using Claude Code or Claude Desktop instead? See the Claude Code or Desktop version of this guide.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to write my own search prompt?
No -- that's the difference between this and the DIY workflow. The reddit-lead-finder skill handles subreddit search, scoring, and rules-checking itself; you just hand it a product URL or description.
Why do I need to connect MCP if I'm just uploading a skill?
On Free/Pro/Max plans, a Skill's code-execution sandbox can't reach api.threadsnoop.com on its own -- connecting the MCP server first is what routes the skill's calls through. It's required, not optional.
What does the skill actually score each lead on?
Three dimensions: Customer Fit (does this person match your ICP), Problem Severity (how real and current the pain is), and Purchase Intent (are they actually looking for a solution, not just venting) -- the same rubric the ThreadSnoop product itself scores matches on.
Get your API key and try it now
Sign up free, connect claude.ai web, and install the skill. Your first 1,000 Reddit searches are on us.
1,000 free Reddit searches on signup, no card required.