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# Reddit MCP Server ⚙️
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) that provides tools for fetching and creating Reddit content.
[](https://smithery.ai/server/@alexandros-lekkas/reddit-mcp-server)
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## 🧑💻 About
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7328864060534419457/
## 🔧 Available Tools (Features)
**Read-only Tools (Client Credentials):**
- `get_user_info(username)` - Get detailed user analysis with engagement insights
- `get_top_posts(subreddit, time_filter, limit)` - Get and analyze top posts
- `get_subreddit_stats(subreddit)` - Get comprehensive subreddit analysis
- `get_trending_subreddits()` - Get list of trending subreddits
**Read-write Tools (User Credentials):**
- `create_post(subreddit, title, content, flair, is_self)` - Create an optimized post
- `reply_to_post(post_id, content, subreddit)` - Add a reply with engagement insights
- `reply_to_comment(comment_id, content, subreddit)` - Add a strategic reply
## 🔌 Installation
### Installing via Smithery
To install Reddit Content Integration Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@alexandros-lekkas/reddit-mcp-server):
```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @alexandros-lekkas/reddit-mcp-server --client claude
```
### Manual Installation
1. `git clone https://github.com/alexandros-lekkas/reddit-mcp-server`
2. Create a Reddit app [here](https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps)
Make sure to select "script"!
3. Copy the client ID and client secret
4. Create a `.env` file based on `.env.example`
Do this with your `REDDIT_CLIENT_ID` and `REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET`
If you want to write posts you need to include your `REDDIT_USERNAME` and `REDDIT_PASSWORD` (don't worry, I won't steal them 😜)
5. Run with `npm run dev` and open the inspection server (http://127.0.0.1:6274/)
6. If the connection works, add this to your MCP config (for Cursor or Claude, depending on which agent you are using)
```json
"mcpServers": {
"reddit": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"C:\\path\\to\\reddit-mcp-server\\build\\index.js" // Replace this with your local path to build/index.js
],
"env": {
"REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "😜",
"REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "😜",
"REDDIT_USERNAME": "😜",
"REDDIT_PASSWORD": "😜"
},
"autoApprove": [
"get_reddit_post",
"get_top_posts",
"get_user_info",
"get_subreddit_info",
"get_trending_subreddits",
"create_post",
"reply_to_post"
] // You don't need to add this, but it makes it so that you don't have to keep clicking approve
}
}
```
(Make sure to replace the environmental variables with your actual keys, not the 😜 emoji)
## 📚 Credits
- Credit goes to the [Python Reddit MCP Server](https://github.com/Arindam200/reddit-mcp) by Arindam200 for the inspiration and implementation of these tools. This repository is, at the moment, simply a Node.js port of the Python implementation.
- Credit goes to [Eugene Sh](https://medium.com/@eugenesh4work/how-to-build-an-mcp-server-fast-a-step-by-step-tutorial-e09faa5f7e3b) for the tutorial on how to build an MCP server (which was used as a reference for this implementation).