reddit-mcp-buddy

Name: reddit-mcp-buddy
Rating: 2.7 (649 reviews)
Author: karanb192

by karanb192·★ 649·Score 54

A production-ready MCP server for browsing Reddit with AI assistants, featuring multiple auth tiers and clean data.

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Overview

Reddit MCP Buddy is a fully-featured MCP server that enables AI assistants to browse Reddit, search content, and analyze user activity. It offers a clean interface with three authentication tiers: anonymous (10 requests/min), app-only (60 requests/min), and authenticated (100 requests/min). The server is written in TypeScript, providing type safety and reliability, with no setup required for basic functionality. It includes comprehensive documentation, multiple installation methods, and privacy-focused data handling.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

you:AI assistants browsing Reddit content and discussions in real-time

you:Sentiment analysis across multiple subreddits for trending topics

you:User profile analysis and activity tracking on Reddit

you:Does this require Reddit API keys?

you:How many requests can I make per minute?

When to choose this

Choose this server when you need clean Reddit data access for AI assistants without API registration hassles, especially for trend analysis and sentiment tracking across subreddits.

When NOT to choose this

Don't choose this if you need write access to Reddit (this is read-only only) or require access to private subreddits with restricted access.

Tools this server exposes

5 tools extracted from the README

browse_subreddit
Browse posts from any subreddit with sorting options
search_reddit
Search across Reddit or specific subreddits
get_post_details
Get a post with all its comments
user_analysis
Analyze a Reddit user's profile
reddit_explain
Get explanations of Reddit terms

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Installation

For Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "reddit-mcp-buddy"]
    }
  }
}

For Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio reddit-mcp-buddy -s user -- npx -y reddit-mcp-buddy

FAQ

Does this require Reddit API keys?: No API keys required for basic use, but optional credentials can be added for higher rate limits.
How many requests can I make per minute?: Depends on auth level: anonymous (10 req/min), app-only (60 req/min), authenticated (100 req/min).

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Last updated 2026-05-17 · Auto-generated from public README + GitHub signals.