r/Chatbots Subreddit Rules & Self-Promotion Policy
What are the rules in r/Chatbots, and when can you actually share the AI bot you built? r/Chatbots is a community for chatbot and conversational-AI builders, researchers, and enthusiasts — it welcomes genuine 'I built this' posts but removes drive-by link drops and undisclosed promotion. Here is the full subreddit rules and self-promotion policy guide for 2026.
How to Post Safely in r/Chatbots
Read the rules and disclose upfront
If the bot is yours, say so in the first line — 'I built this' or 'Disclosure: this is my product.' r/Chatbots tolerates self-promotion only when it's transparent; hiding your affiliation is the fastest way to get removed and banned.
Lead with substance, not the link
Share what the bot does, the model or framework behind it, a problem it solves, or a question for the community. A demo with context is welcome; a bare title plus a link reads as spam.
Check your draft for promotional red flags
Run your post through the risk checker to confirm it reads like a builder sharing work, not an ad — then stick around to answer questions instead of dropping and leaving.
Key Rules for r/Chatbots
Limited, disclosed self-promotion only
Sharing a chatbot you built is allowed when you disclose that it's yours and the post adds value. Undisclosed promotion of your own product is treated as a rules violation and removed.
No low-effort spam or excessive link-dropping
Posts that are just a product name and a link, or comments that drop the same URL across multiple threads, are removed as spam. Reddit's 90/10 norm applies — most of your activity should be genuine participation.
Don't repost the same bot repeatedly
Sharing your project once with real context is fine. Posting the same bot again and again without meaningful updates is treated as spam and can get you banned.
Keep posts on-topic to chatbots and conversational AI
Content should be about chatbots, conversational AI, agents, NLP, or the tools and models that power them. Off-topic promotion of unrelated SaaS or crypto products is removed.
No affiliate, referral, or reseller spam
Posts pushing affiliate links, referral codes, or 'resell this chatbot' schemes are removed regardless of how they're framed.
Engage in good faith and answer questions
If you share something, respond to comments and feedback. Drive-by promotional posts where the author never replies are removed.
Follow Reddit's sitewide rules
Spam, harassment, vote manipulation, and bot-account abuse are enforced on top of the subreddit's own rules. A removal here can also trigger sitewide action.
Common Reasons Posts Get Removed
Common Posting Mistakes in r/Chatbots
Hiding that the bot is yours
Presenting your own product as a neutral 'I found this cool tool' is the classic removal trigger. Disclose your affiliation in the first sentence and the same post is usually fine.
Leading with the link instead of the build
The community responds to how you built it — the model, the prompt design, the framework, the hard problem you solved. A demo link with no story reads as an ad.
Cross-posting the same link everywhere
Dropping your URL into every loosely related thread is the behavior automod and mods watch for. It gets posts removed and the account flagged.
Dropping and disappearing
Posting your bot and never returning to answer questions signals you're there to advertise, not contribute. Stay and engage with replies.
Frequently Asked Questions
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