Scrapes posts, comments, and media from subreddits and user profiles without requiring API keys, with support for local data persistence, filtering, and search across scraped content.
mcp-reddit
MCP server for scraping Reddit - no API keys required.
Scrapes posts, comments, and media from subreddits and user profiles using old.reddit.com and Libreddit mirrors.
Features
No API keys - Scrapes directly, no Reddit API credentials needed
Media downloads - Images, videos with audio (requires ffmpeg)
Local persistence - Query scraped data offline
Rich filtering - By post type, score, keywords
Comments included - Full thread scraping
Installation
Or with uvx:
Configuration
Add to your Claude Desktop or Claude Code settings:
Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json)
Claude Code (~/.claude/settings.json)
Available Tools
Tool | Description |
| Scrape posts from a subreddit |
| Scrape posts from a user's profile |
| Query stored posts with filters |
| Query stored comments |
| Search across all scraped data |
| Get highest scoring posts |
| List all scraped subreddits/users |
Example Usage
Data Storage
Data is stored in ~/.mcp-reddit/data/ by default.
Set MCP_REDDIT_DATA_DIR environment variable to customize:
Optional: Video with Audio
To download Reddit videos with audio, install ffmpeg:
Credits
Built on top of reddit-universal-scraper by @ksanjeev284 - a full-featured Reddit scraper with analytics dashboard, REST API, and plugin system.
License
MIT