General MCP Server

General MCP Server 🚀

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Reddit, YouTube, and Twitter search capabilities for AI assistants.

Features

🔴 Reddit: Search across all of Reddit or specific subreddits, browse posts
🎥 YouTube: Search videos, get trending content with view counts and statistics
🐦 Twitter: Search tweets, get user timelines (via Apify integration)
Multiple Transport Options: Supports both stdio and SSE transports

Quick Start

1. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Run the Server

Option A: Stdio transport (for Claude Desktop/local clients)

python server.py --stdio

Option B: SSE transport (for web access)

python server.py --host localhost --port 8080

Available Tools

Reddit Tools

1. `search_reddit`

Search Reddit for posts matching a query.

Parameters:

query (str): Search terms
subreddit (str, optional): Specific subreddit to search
sort (str): Sort order (relevance, hot, top, new, comments)
time (str): Time period (all, year, month, week, day, hour)
limit (int): Number of results (max 25)

2. `get_subreddit_posts`

Get posts from a specific subreddit.

Parameters:

subreddit (str): Name of the subreddit (without r/)
sort (str): Sort order (hot, new, top, rising)
time (str): Time period for top posts
limit (int): Number of posts (max 25)

YouTube Tools

3. `search_youtube`

Search YouTube for videos matching a query.

Parameters:

query (str): Search terms
published_after (str, optional): ISO date string (e.g., "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z")
published_before (str, optional): ISO date string (e.g., "2024-12-31T23:59:59Z")
order (str): Sort order (relevance, date, rating, viewCount, title)
limit (int): Number of results (max 25)

4. `get_youtube_trending`

Get trending YouTube videos.

Parameters:

category (str): Category ID (0=All, 10=Music, 15=Pets, 17=Sports, etc.)
region (str): Country code (US, GB, CA, etc.)
limit (int): Number of results (max 25)

Twitter Tools

5. `search_twitter`

Search Twitter for posts matching a query.

Parameters:

query (str): Search terms
limit (int): Number of results (max 25)
search_mode (str): Search mode (live, user, image, video)
days_back (int): How many days back to search (1-30, default 7)

6. `get_twitter_user_tweets`

Get recent tweets from a specific user.

Parameters:

username (str): Twitter username (without @)
limit (int): Number of tweets (max 25)
days_back (int): How many days back to search (1-90, default 30)

Examples

Search across platforms

# Search Reddit for AI discussions
search_reddit("artificial intelligence", subreddit="MachineLearning", limit=5)

# Find YouTube videos about Python
search_youtube("python tutorial", order="viewCount", limit=10)

# Search Twitter for tech news
search_twitter("OpenAI GPT", limit=5)

# Get hot posts from r/programming
get_subreddit_posts("programming", sort="hot", limit=10)

# Get trending YouTube videos
get_youtube_trending("0", "US", 10)

# Get tweets from a specific user
get_twitter_user_tweets("elonmusk", 5)

Configuration

The server accepts the following command-line arguments:

--host: Host to bind to (default: localhost)
--port: Port to listen on (default: 8080)
--stdio: Use stdio transport instead of SSE

API Keys

This server uses the following APIs:

YouTube: Requires YouTube Data API v3 key (set YOUTUBE_API_KEY)
Twitter: Uses Apify Twitter scraper (set APIFY_TOKEN)
Reddit: Uses public JSON API (no key required)

Installation in Claude Desktop

To use with Claude Desktop, add this to your configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "general": {
      "command": "/bin/bash",
      "args": ["/Users/Amos/general-mcp/start_server.sh"],
      "cwd": "/Users/Amos/general-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Dependencies

fastmcp: Fast MCP server framework
httpx: HTTP client for API requests
uvicorn: ASGI server for SSE transport
starlette: Web framework for routing

License

MIT License - feel free to use and modify as needed! # Force redeploy

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hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol server that enables AI assistants to search and retrieve content from Reddit, YouTube, and Twitter through simple API calls.

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