diff --git a/components/reddit/frontpage-newposts.js b/components/reddit/frontpage-newposts.js
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+const Parser = require("rss-parser")
+const parser = new Parser()
+
+module.exports = {
+  name: "reddit-frontpage-new-posts",
+  version: "0.0.1",
+  props: {
+    timer: {
+      type: "$.interface.timer",
+      intervalSeconds: 60,
+    },
+    db: "$.service.db",
+  },
+  methods: {
+    // in theory if alternate setting title and description or aren't unique this won't work
+    itemKey(item) {
+      return item.guid || item.id || item.title || item.description
+    },
+  },
+
+  async run(event) {
+    const seenKeys = this.db.get("seenKeys") || []
+    const seenKeysMap = seenKeys.reduce((acc, v) => {
+      acc[v] = true
+      return acc
+    }, {})
+    // All elements of an item are optional, however at least one of title or description must be present.
+    // should be listed from most recent to least recent
+    const feed = await parser.parseURL(`https://www.reddit.com/.rss?sort=new`)
+    for (let idx = feed.items.length - 1; idx >= 0; idx--) {
+      const item = feed.items[idx]
+      const key = this.itemKey(item)
+      // XXX throw if !key?
+      if (seenKeysMap[key]) continue
+      seenKeys.unshift(key)
+      seenKeysMap[key] = true // just in case of dupes
+      this.$emit(item)
+    }
+    if (seenKeys.length) {
+      // XXX restrict by byte size instead of el size
+      this.db.set("seenKeys", seenKeys.slice(0, 1000))
+    }
+  },
+}
diff --git a/components/reddit/new-posts.js b/components/reddit/new-posts.js
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+const Parser = require("rss-parser")
+const parser = new Parser()
+
+module.exports = {
+  name: "reddit-new-posts",
+  version: "0.0.1",
+  props: {
+    timer: {
+      type: "$.interface.timer",
+      intervalSeconds: 60,
+    },
+    db: "$.service.db",
+  },
+  methods: {
+    // in theory if alternate setting title and description or aren't unique this won't work
+    itemKey(item) {
+      return item.guid || item.id || item.title || item.description
+    },
+  },
+
+  async run(event) {
+    const seenKeys = this.db.get("seenKeys") || []
+    const seenKeysMap = seenKeys.reduce((acc, v) => {
+      acc[v] = true
+      return acc
+    }, {})
+    // All elements of an item are optional, however at least one of title or description must be present.
+    // should be listed from most recent to least recent
+    const feed = await parser.parseURL(`https://www.reddit.com/new/.rss?sort=new`)
+    for (let idx = feed.items.length - 1; idx >= 0; idx--) {
+      const item = feed.items[idx]
+      const key = this.itemKey(item)
+      // XXX throw if !key?
+      if (seenKeysMap[key]) continue
+      seenKeys.unshift(key)
+      seenKeysMap[key] = true // just in case of dupes
+      this.$emit(item)
+    }
+    if (seenKeys.length) {
+      // XXX restrict by byte size instead of el size
+      this.db.set("seenKeys", seenKeys.slice(0, 1000))
+    }
+  },
+}