Reddit browser for AI assistants. Browse posts, search content, analyze users. No API keys needed.
Reddit browser for AI assistants. Browse posts, search content, analyze users. No API keys needed. That is what the reddit mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables Claude Desktop and other AI assistants to browse Reddit, search posts, and analyze user activity. Clean, fast, and actually works - browse subreddits with no API keys; add free Reddit credentials for search, comments, user analysis, and full metrics.
reddit-mcp-buddy on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
The server publishes 10 tools. What each one is for:
Feature — Reddit MCP BuddyLanguage — TypeScript/Node.jsSearch — ✅ Full searchCaching — ✅ Smart cachingbrowse_subreddit — Browse posts from any subreddit with sorting options. - Subreddit: - "all" - entire Reddit frontpage - "popular" - trending across Reddit - Anysearch_reddit — Search across Reddit or specific subreddits. - Query: Your search terms - Filter by: subreddit, author, time, flair - Sort by: relevance, hot, topget_post_details — Get a post with all its comments. - Input: - Reddit URL (supports multiple formats), OR - Post ID alone (will auto-detect subreddit, 2 API calls), ORuser_analysis — Analyze a Reddit user's profile. - Username: Any Reddit user - Returns: karma, posts, comments, active subredditsreddit_explain — Get explanations of Reddit terms. - Terms: karma, cake day, AMA, ELI5, etcRequirements — The Requirements tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET, REDDIT_USERNAME, REDDIT_PASSWORD, REDDIT_BUDDY_HOST. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
This sits in the browser automation group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Reddit's toolset — Feature, Language, Search and 7 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by karanb192; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Feature | Reddit MCP Buddy |
| Language | TypeScript/Node.js |
| Search | ✅ Full search |
| Caching | ✅ Smart caching |
| browse_subreddit | Browse posts from any subreddit with sorting options. - Subreddit: - "all" - entire Reddit frontpage - "popular" - trending across Reddit - Any specific subreddit (e.g., "technology", "programming", "science") - Sort by: |
| search_reddit | Search across Reddit or specific subreddits. - Query: Your search terms - Filter by: subreddit, author, time, flair - Sort by: relevance, hot, top, new, comments |
| get_post_details | Get a post with all its comments. - Input: - Reddit URL (supports multiple formats), OR - Post ID alone (will auto-detect subreddit, 2 API calls), OR - Post ID + subreddit (most efficient, 1 API call) - Supported URL for |
| user_analysis | Analyze a Reddit user's profile. - Username: Any Reddit user - Returns: karma, posts, comments, active subreddits |
| reddit_explain | Get explanations of Reddit terms. - Terms: karma, cake day, AMA, ELI5, etc. |
| Requirements | The Requirements tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"reddit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "reddit-mcp-buddy"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| REDDIT_CLIENT_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| REDDIT_USERNAME | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| REDDIT_PASSWORD | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| REDDIT_BUDDY_HOST | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Optional |
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