Drive the shared computer's Chrome profile where the user is already signed in. Use page-level browser tools only (browserUse on Grok Bot).
Confirm the account menu shows a signed-in user before you do anything else. If Chrome is logged out, stop and have them sign in on that Chrome. Do not invent a workaround. Act as whatever account is signed in. Do not switch accounts.
Direct URLs
Open these. Do not click through the site to rebuild them.
- Inbox: https://old.reddit.com/message/inbox
- Unread: https://old.reddit.com/message/unread
- Mentions: https://old.reddit.com/message/mentions
- User: the signed-in profile from the account menu
- Front: https://old.reddit.com/{hot|new|rising|top}
- Listing: https://old.reddit.com/r/{sub}/{hot|new|rising|top}
- Search: https://old.reddit.com/search?q={query}
- Sub search: https://old.reddit.com/r/{sub}/search?q={query}&restrict_sr=on
- Thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/{sub}/comments/{id}/
Read (default)
"Check reddit" is read-only. Open the URL, read the page, report titles, permalinks, authors, and the specific ask. Do not dump the whole page unless they want it.
Write (explicit ask only)
Do not comment, submit, vote, or message unless the user has explicitly authorized that action in the current task. Preserve authorization across clarifications unless the user changes or withdraws it. After a write, report the permalink or the on-page error.
Forbidden
- Copying cookies, tokens, or profile files out of Chrome
- curl or any HTTP client with a copied session
- oauth.reddit.com, script apps, or ~/.reddit/credentials
- Attaching a debugger to Chrome or launching a second browser that copies the signed-in profile
- Creating a Reddit app or a new account
What to tell them
- Read results: titles, permalinks, authors, and the specific ask.
- Write results: the permalink or the on-page error.
- Logged out: Chrome is not signed in. They need to sign in on the shared computer.