Reddit MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server providing access to Reddit public API for LLMs. This server enables LLMs to interact with Reddit's content, including

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What is the Reddit MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Reddit, the reddit mcp server is the bridge. A Model Context Protocol server providing access to Reddit public API for LLMs. This server enables LLMs to interact with Reddit's content, including browsing frontpage posts, accessing subreddit information, and reading post comments.

What Reddit does

A Model Context Protocol server providing access to Reddit public API for LLMs. This server enables LLMs to interact with Reddit's content, including browsing frontpage posts, accessing subreddit information, and reading post comments.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 8 tools directly:

  • get_frontpage_posts — Get hot posts from Reddit frontpage
  • get_subreddit_info — Get information about a subreddit
  • get_subreddit_hot_posts — Get hot posts from a specific subreddit
  • get_subreddit_new_posts — Get new posts from a specific subreddit
  • get_subreddit_top_posts — Get top posts from a specific subreddit
  • get_subreddit_rising_posts — Get rising posts from a specific subreddit
  • get_post_content — Get detailed content of a specific post
  • get_post_comments — Get comments from a post

Installing the reddit mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Reddit sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — get_frontpage_posts, get_subreddit_info, get_subreddit_hot_posts among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • With 8 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Reddit.
  • Maintained by Hawstein, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the reddit mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get_frontpage_postsGet hot posts from Reddit frontpage
get_subreddit_infoGet information about a subreddit
get_subreddit_hot_postsGet hot posts from a specific subreddit
get_subreddit_new_postsGet new posts from a specific subreddit
get_subreddit_top_postsGet top posts from a specific subreddit
get_subreddit_rising_postsGet rising posts from a specific subreddit
get_post_contentGet detailed content of a specific post
get_post_commentsGet comments from a post

How to install the Reddit MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "server-reddit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Reddit to get frontpage posts.
  • Use Reddit to get subreddit info.
  • Use Reddit to get subreddit hot posts.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Reddit to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 8 tools (get_frontpage_posts, get_subreddit_info, get_subreddit_hot_posts, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Reddit directly.