Reddit MCP (Enhanced)

Overview

Reddit MCP provides access to Reddit API for searching posts, reading comments, and managing subreddit activity.

Features

• Post search and retrieval
• Comment reading
• Subreddit management
• User activity tracking
• Trending content discovery

Installation

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-reddit

Configuration

Set up Reddit API credentials:

export REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
export REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret

Get your credentials from Reddit Apps.

Available Operations

Operation	Description
Search	Search posts by keyword
Get Post	Retrieve specific post
Get Comments	Read post comments
Get Subreddit	Get subreddit info
Get Hot	Get trending posts

Usage Examples

Search Posts

{
  "action": "search",
  "query": "AI agents",
  "subreddit": "machinelearning",
  "limit": 10
}

Get Post Details

{
  "action": "get_post",
  "post_id": "abc123",
  "include_comments": true
}

Get Hot Posts

{
  "action": "get_hot",
  "subreddit": "technology",
  "limit": 25
}

Pros

• ✅ Access to real-time discussions
• ✅ Rich community content
• ✅ Trending discovery
• ✅ Comment threading

Cons

• ❌ Requires Reddit API credentials
• ❌ Rate limits apply
• ❌ Content filtering needed

Resources

• Reddit API Docs
• MCP Server GitHub