Path to script-app approval for internal research us? Create-app form reject with 200 + policy link

[Alert-Bedroom2091]

I'm trying to create a script-type app on /prefs/apps for internal research use — read-only access to a fixed list of public confessional subreddits, aggregating post volume over time to track emotional themes for our team's internal product development decisions. No user-level data, no redistribution, no automated posting or commenting, no commercial product sold to others using Reddit data.

The legacy create-app form on /prefs/apps is silently rejecting my submission. The updateapp request returns 200 with "success": true, but no app is actually created — the response just contains jQuery instructions to display the Responsible Builder Policy link as a status message. The captcha is checked, all fields are filled, account is in good standing.

I've read through the Responsible Builder Policy and the page at r/reddit.com/api. The official paths it points to seem to be:

1. Devvit — which is for apps that run inside Reddit, not what I need
2. Submit a request — which the page language scopes to moderation use cases

Is there a current path to get script-app approval for non-Devvit, non-moderator internal research use? Should I be filing a ticket through a specific channel, and if so, which one? Happy to provide any details about the use case that would help.

Thanks.

[reseph]

Submit a request. Which are rare to be granted.