Reddit MCP Server

MCP server providing 85+ tools for Reddit API access via PRAW.

Features

• Reading: Browse posts, comments, subreddits, user profiles, wiki pages
• Submissions: Create text/link/image/video/gallery/poll posts, crosspost
• Comments: Reply, edit, delete comments
• Interactions: Vote, save, hide, report, award content
• Search: Search posts, comments, users across Reddit
• User Management: Friends, blocks, preferences, multireddits
• Moderation: Full mod tools - approve/remove, ban/mute, flair, modqueue

Installation

Option 1: PyPI (Recommended)

# With pip
pip install reddit-mcp-tools

# With uv
uv pip install reddit-mcp-tools

Option 2: uvx (No Installation)

Run directly without installing:

uvx reddit-mcp-tools

Option 3: From GitHub

# With pip
pip install git+https://github.com/ErcinDedeoglu/reddit-mcp.git

# With uv
uv pip install git+https://github.com/ErcinDedeoglu/reddit-mcp.git

# Or run directly with uvx
uvx --from git+https://github.com/ErcinDedeoglu/reddit-mcp.git reddit-mcp

Option 4: From Source

git clone https://github.com/ErcinDedeoglu/reddit-mcp.git
cd reddit-mcp
uv sync  # or: pip install -e .

Configuration

Create a .env file or set environment variables with your Reddit API credentials:

REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
REDDIT_USERNAME=your_username
REDDIT_PASSWORD=your_password
REDDIT_USER_AGENT=reddit-mcp/1.0.0

Getting Reddit API Credentials

1. Go to https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps
2. Click "create another app..."
3. Select "script" type
4. Note the client ID (under app name) and secret

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Linux: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Using PyPI install:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit": {
      "command": "reddit-mcp-tools",
      "env": {
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "REDDIT_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "REDDIT_PASSWORD": "your_password",
        "REDDIT_USER_AGENT": "reddit-mcp/1.0.0"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using uvx (no install needed):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["reddit-mcp-tools"],
      "env": {
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "REDDIT_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "REDDIT_PASSWORD": "your_password",
        "REDDIT_USER_AGENT": "reddit-mcp/1.0.0"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using local clone:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/reddit-mcp", "run", "reddit-mcp-tools"],
      "env": {
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "REDDIT_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "REDDIT_PASSWORD": "your_password",
        "REDDIT_USER_AGENT": "reddit-mcp/1.0.0"
      }
    }
  }
}

Standalone

# After installation
reddit-mcp-tools

# With uvx
uvx reddit-mcp-tools

# From source
uv run reddit-mcp-tools

Tools (85 total)

Reading (13 tools)

Tool	Description
get_subreddit_posts	Browse posts from any subreddit
get_front_page	Get posts from subscribed subreddits
get_post_details	Get full details of a post
get_post_comments	Get comments on a post
get_comment_details	Get a specific comment
get_comment_replies	Get replies to a comment
get_subreddit_info	Get subreddit metadata
get_subreddit_rules	Get posting rules
get_subreddit_wiki_page	Read wiki pages
get_user_info	Get user profile
get_user_posts	Browse user's posts
get_user_comments	Browse user's comments
get_multireddit	Get posts from multireddit

Submissions (9 tools)

Tool	Description
submit_text_post	Create a text/self post
submit_link_post	Submit a URL
submit_image_post	Upload and post an image
submit_video_post	Upload and post a video
submit_gallery_post	Post multiple images
submit_poll_post	Create a poll
edit_post	Edit post content
delete_post	Delete a post
crosspost	Share to another subreddit

Comments (5 tools)

Tool	Description
reply_to_post	Add a comment to a post
reply_to_comment	Reply to a comment
edit_comment	Edit your comment
delete_comment	Delete your comment
get_more_comments	Expand collapsed threads

Interactions (10 tools)

Tool	Description
upvote	Upvote a post/comment
downvote	Downvote a post/comment
clear_vote	Remove your vote
save_item	Save to your account
unsave_item	Remove from saved
hide_post	Hide from your feed
unhide_post	Unhide a post
report_item	Report to moderators
give_award	Give an award
get_saved_items	List saved content

Search (4 tools)

Tool	Description
search_all	Search all of Reddit
search_subreddit	Search within a subreddit
search_comments	Search comments
search_users	Find users

User (16 tools)

Tool	Description
get_me	Get authenticated user info
get_user	Get any user's profile
get_user_submissions	Get user's post history
get_karma_breakdown	Karma by subreddit
get_trophies	User's trophies
get_friends	List friends
add_friend	Add a friend
remove_friend	Remove a friend
get_blocked	List blocked users
block_user	Block a user
unblock_user	Unblock a user
get_preferences	Get account settings
update_preferences	Update settings
get_multireddits	List your multireddits
create_multireddit	Create a multireddit
is_username_available	Check username availability

Moderation (28 tools)

Tool	Description
approve_item	Approve reported content
remove_item	Remove content
spam_item	Mark as spam
distinguish_comment	Add mod distinction
undistinguish_comment	Remove distinction
sticky_post	Sticky a post
unsticky_post	Unsticky a post
set_suggested_sort	Set comment sort
ban_user	Ban from subreddit
unban_user	Remove ban
mute_user	Mute in modmail
unmute_user	Unmute user
add_contributor	Add approved user
remove_contributor	Remove approved user
get_banned	List banned users
get_contributors	List approved users
set_user_flair	Set user's flair
delete_user_flair	Remove user flair
set_post_flair	Set post flair
get_flair_templates	List flair options
create_flair_template	Create new flair
delete_flair_template	Delete flair option
get_modqueue	View mod queue
get_reports	View reported items
get_spam	View spam queue
get_edited	View edited items
get_unmoderated	View unmoderated posts
get_mod_log	View moderation log

Development

# Clone and install with dev dependencies
git clone https://github.com/ErcinDedeoglu/reddit-mcp.git
cd reddit-mcp
uv sync --dev

# Run linters
uv run ruff check .
uv run pylint reddit_mcp/

# Build package
uv build

Publishing to PyPI

# Build the package
uv build

# Publish (requires PYPI_TOKEN)
uv publish

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.