reddit-research-mcp

Overview

Dialog MCP server transforms Reddit's unstructured discussions into actionable insights for market research and competitive analysis. It offers semantic search across 20,000+ subreddits without requiring Reddit API credentials. The server provides comprehensive tools for discovering communities, searching posts, fetching comments, and managing research feeds. Every finding includes full citations with direct links to Reddit posts, ensuring evidence-based insights with upvote counts and engagement metrics.

Try asking AI

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

• discover_operations

  See available operations and get workflow recommendations.

  Try:What operations are available?Try:Show me all possible actions.
• get_operation_schema

  Understand parameter requirements and validation for an operation.

  Try:Show me parameters for discover_subredditsTry:What parameters does search need?
• execute_operation

  Perform operations with validated parameters.

  Try:Execute discover_subreddits with query 'machine learning'Try:Run search for posts about AI tools
• discover_subreddits

  Find relevant communities using semantic vector search across 20,000+ subreddits.

  Try:Find subreddits about SaaS toolsTry:Discover communities discussing AI coding assistants
• search_subreddit

  Search for posts within a specific subreddit with time and sort filters.

  Try:Search r/startups for 'product validation'Try:Find posts about customer feedback in r/SaaS
• fetch_posts

  Get posts from a single subreddit by listing type (hot, new, top, rising).

  Try:Get top posts from r/programmingTry:Fetch new posts from r/machinelearning
• fetch_multiple

  Batch fetch posts from multiple subreddits concurrently.

  Try:Get hot posts from r/tech and r/webdevTry:Fetch top posts from 5 developer subreddits
• fetch_comments

  Get complete comment trees for deep analysis of discussions.

  Try:Fetch all comments from this postTry:Get the comment thread about pricing concerns
• create_feed

  Save discovered subreddits with analysis and metadata for ongoing monitoring.

  Try:Create a feed for SaaS communitiesTry:Save a feed for AI research subreddits
• list_feeds

  View all saved feeds with pagination.

  Try:Show all my saved feedsTry:List my research feeds
• get_feed

  Retrieve a specific feed by ID.

  Try:Get my SaaS analysis feedTry:Show me the feed about developer tools
• update_feed

  Modify feed name, subreddits, or analysis parameters.

  Try:Update my SaaS feed to include r/StartupsTry:Change analysis parameters for AI research feed

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Installation

claude mcp add --scope local --transport http dialog-mcp https://reddit-research-mcp.fastmcp.app/mcp

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FAQ

Do I need Reddit API credentials to use this MCP server?

No, the MCP server handles authentication internally. No Reddit credentials are needed from the user.

How is the semantic search different from Reddit's native search?

Reddit's API caps at 250 search results, while Dialog uses vector embeddings to search conceptually across 20,000+ indexed subreddits, finding relevant communities you might not have known existed.

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