Yes. The server is open source under the MIT license, and Reddit's API has a free tier. You must register a Reddit app to get a client ID and secret; heavy usage is subject to Reddit's API rate limits and terms.

Does it support remote/OAuth?

It runs locally over stdio via npx and can also run as an HTTP service (TRANSPORT_TYPE=httpStream). It authenticates to Reddit with app credentials (and username/password for writes) rather than a hosted OAuth endpoint.

Can it post and delete content?

Yes, if you supply a Reddit username and password. The write tools can create posts, reply, edit, and delete your own content. Because these change live community data, keep them behind review where possible.

Reddit MCP server

CommunityJordan Burke115Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

A maintained MCP server that lets agents read and post Reddit content — posts, comments, users, and subreddits via the official API.

This Reddit MCP server is an actively maintained, community-built server that connects an AI agent to Reddit through Reddit's official API. On the read side it can fetch a specific post with engagement analysis, pull top posts from a subreddit or the home feed, browse a subreddit by sort method (hot, new, top, rising, controversial), retrieve user profiles, posts, and comments, look up subreddit statistics, list trending subreddits, get a post's threaded comments, and run a free-text search across Reddit. That makes it a useful tool for sentiment research, trend tracking, community monitoring, and grounding answers in real discussion rather than memorized facts.

It also ships a full set of write tools — create a post, reply to a post or comment, edit your own post or comment, and delete your own post or comment — that act on behalf of an authenticated Reddit user. The server is published as the reddit-mcp-server npm package and runs locally over stdio via npx. Read operations need a REDDIT_CLIENT_ID and REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET from a registered Reddit app; write operations additionally require REDDIT_USERNAME and REDDIT_PASSWORD. It can also run as an HTTP service (TRANSPORT_TYPE=httpStream) if you prefer to host it. Because the write tools mutate live community content, keep them behind review.

Quick install

Copy-paste configs are provided for all 8 supported clients. Pick your client below.

Add to ~/.claude.json

~/.claude.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "<REDDIT_CLIENT_ID>",
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "<REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "REDDIT_USERNAME": "<REDDIT_USERNAME>",
        "REDDIT_PASSWORD": "<REDDIT_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or via CLI

bash

claude mcp add reddit -- npx -y reddit-mcp-server

Step-by-step guides

Available tools

Tool	Description
get_reddit_post	Retrieves a specific Reddit post with engagement analysis.
get_top_posts	Fetches the top posts from a subreddit or the home feed.
browse_subreddit	Browses a subreddit by sort method (hot, new, top, rising, controversial).
get_user_info	Retrieves detailed information about a Reddit user.
get_user_posts	Gets the posts submitted by a given user.
get_user_comments	Gets the comments made by a given user.
get_subreddit_info	Retrieves a subreddit's details and statistics.
get_trending_subreddits	Gets the currently trending subreddits.
get_post_comments	Gets a post's comments with their threading.
search_reddit	Searches for posts across Reddit.
create_post	Creates a new post in a subreddit (requires user credentials).
reply_to_post	Posts a reply to an existing post or comment (requires user credentials).
edit_post	Edits your own Reddit post's self-text (requires user credentials).
edit_comment	Edits your own Reddit comment (requires user credentials).
delete_post	Permanently deletes your own post (requires user credentials).
delete_comment	Permanently deletes your own comment (requires user credentials).

Required configuration

REDDIT_CLIENT_IDRequired
Client ID of a registered Reddit app.
REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRETRequired
Client secret of the registered Reddit app.
REDDIT_USERNAMEOptional
Reddit username, needed only for write operations.
REDDIT_PASSWORDOptional
Reddit password, needed only for write operations.

What you can do with it

Track sentiment and trends

An agent searches Reddit and browses relevant subreddits to gauge how a community is reacting to a product, release, or topic, surfacing real discussion instead of guessing.

Engage on your behalf

With user credentials supplied, the agent can draft and post a reply or new submission, keeping the mutating action behind a review step you control.

FAQ

Is it free?: Yes. The server is open source under the MIT license, and Reddit's API has a free tier. You must register a Reddit app to get a client ID and secret; heavy usage is subject to Reddit's API rate limits and terms.
Does it support remote/OAuth?: It runs locally over stdio via npx and can also run as an HTTP service (TRANSPORT_TYPE=httpStream). It authenticates to Reddit with app credentials (and username/password for writes) rather than a hosted OAuth endpoint.
Can it post and delete content?: Yes, if you supply a Reddit username and password. The write tools can create posts, reply, edit, and delete your own content. Because these change live community data, keep them behind review where possible.

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