Can I promote my RAG tool here?
Yes, but only under the 10/90 rule in “Limited Self-Promotion”, meaning no more than about ten percent of your contributions can be self-promotional, and the content must be relevant and useful.
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r/Rag rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Rag: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 79,882
- Verified
- October 12, 2026
- Category
- AI builders, operators, and researchers
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Stay on Topic: Posts must be related to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) or closely related AI topics. Off-topic content may be removed.
- Be Respectful: Treat all members with respect. Harassment, hate speech, or personal attacks will not be tolerated.
- Limited Self-Promotion: Self-promotion is allowed following Reddit's 10/90 rule: only 10% of your contributions should be self-promotional. Ensure your self-promotional content is relevant and contributes meaningfully to the community. Please post job requests and services in our discord jobs room : https://dub.sh/eQ4gjEe
- Cite Your Sources: When sharing research, tools, or information, provide proper attribution and links to original sources.
- Follow Reddit's Guidelines: Adhere to Reddit’s global rules and guidelines. Violations of these rules will result in removal of content and potential bans.
Works well
- A writeup of a RAG technique you tested, with the original sources linked and credited.
- A breakdown of how you improved retrieval quality in your own project, focused on the method rather than the product.
- A tutorial on chunking, embedding, or evaluation that teaches the community something useful.
- A question asking how others handle a specific RAG problem, like retrieval accuracy or context handling.
- A comparison of tools or approaches where you link to original documentation and stay neutral.
- A project walkthrough where your product appears only as context, keeping your overall contribution mostly non-promotional.
Avoid
- Posting mostly links to your own product, because that breaks the ten percent limit in “Limited Self-Promotion”.
- Writing about a topic with no connection to retrieval-augmented generation, which violates “Stay on Topic”.
- Dropping a link to a tool or paper with no credit or context, which fails “Cite Your Sources”.
- Posting a job ad or offering your services in the subreddit instead of the Discord jobs room named in “Limited Self-Promotion”.
- Being rude or dismissive in comments, which breaks “Be Respectful” and can get you banned.
- Ignoring Reddit's global rules, since “Follow Reddit's Guidelines” says violations lead to removal and potential bans.
What r/Rag Is For
r/Rag is a community for everything Retrieval-Augmented Generation, which is the technique of combining retrieval systems with generative models to get more accurate responses. The public description says people discuss RAG techniques, projects, and tools, with applications like customer support and research in mind. The room is open to researchers, developers, and AI enthusiasts, and the description promises tips, tutorials, and support. In practice that means the people posting here are building things with RAG, sharing what they learned, and asking for help. If your work touches retrieval, generative models, or the applications built on top of them, you are in the right place.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides most things here is “Limited Self-Promotion”. It says self-promotion is allowed if you follow Reddit's 10/90 rule, so only about ten percent of your contributions should be self-promotional, and your promotional content must be relevant and contribute meaningfully. The same rule sends job requests and services to the community's Discord jobs room, so do not post those in the subreddit. “Stay on Topic” means your post has to relate to Retrieval-Augmented Generation or closely related AI topics, or it may be removed. “Cite Your Sources” means when you share research, tools, or information, you provide proper attribution and links to the original sources. “Be Respectful” covers how you treat members, and “Follow Reddit's Guidelines” ties you to Reddit's global rules, with removal and potential bans for violations.
What To Post
A good post here teaches something about RAG or shows real work. If you built something, walk through the technique, the tradeoffs, and what you learned, and keep the mention of your own product light. If you share a paper, a tool, or a benchmark, include the original link and credit, because “Cite Your Sources” asks for proper attribution. Tutorials, architecture breakdowns, and honest questions about retrieval quality all fit the description of the community. As a founder, the safest rhythm is to spend most of your time answering questions and joining discussions, and only occasionally share something of your own, which lines up with the 10/90 rule in “Limited Self-Promotion”. Keep every post clearly connected to Retrieval-Augmented Generation or a closely related AI topic so “Stay on Topic” is never in question.
What To Avoid
The clearest way to get removed is promoting too much. If most of your activity here is about your own product, you break the 10/90 rule in “Limited Self-Promotion”. Posting job requests or offering services in the subreddit also breaks that rule, because those belong in the Discord jobs room. Off-topic posts get removed under “Stay on Topic”, so a generic AI marketing post with no RAG connection is a bad idea. Sharing a tool or a piece of research without attribution or a link to the original source breaks “Cite Your Sources”. Harassment, hate speech, or personal attacks break “Be Respectful”, and breaking Reddit's global rules under “Follow Reddit's Guidelines” can get content removed and get you banned.
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Common questions about r/Rag
Can I post that I am hiring or selling my services?
No. The “Limited Self-Promotion” rule says job requests and services belong in the community's Discord jobs room, not in subreddit posts.
Can I share a tutorial I wrote about a RAG technique?
Yes, if you follow “Cite Your Sources” and link to the original research or documentation, and if the writeup itself stays on topic and adds value.
I am not building a product, just learning RAG. Do I belong here?
Yes. The description welcomes researchers, developers, and AI enthusiasts, and “Stay on Topic” allows closely related AI topics too.
Is AI generated content allowed?
The rules do not say anything specific about AI generated content, so the safest path is to make sure whatever you post is on topic, respectful, and properly sourced.
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