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@sylvia/reddit-mcp

MCP server for Reddit data — subreddits, users, search, live comments. No OAuth required.

Install

npx @sylvia/reddit-mcp

Or install globally:

npm install -g @sylvia/reddit-mcp
sylvia-mcp

Related MCP server: reddirect

Quick Start

  1. Get an API key at sylvia-api.com (free tier: 480 req/min, $0.50 credit)

  2. Set environment variable:

export SYLVIA_API_KEY=your_key_here
  1. Run the server:

npx @sylvia/reddit-mcp

Claude Desktop Config

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sylvia-reddit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@sylvia/reddit-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SYLVIA_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools (26)

Tool

Description

subreddit_about

Get metadata about a subreddit

subreddit_posts

Get post listings (hot, new, top, rising)

subreddit_comments_live

Real-time comment stream for a subreddit

user_about

Get Reddit user profile metadata

user_posts

Get user's recent post history

user_comments

Get user's recent comment history

user_overview

Get combined activity feed (posts + comments)

submission

Fetch a single Reddit post by URL

comment

Fetch a single Reddit comment by URL

thread

Get fully resolved thread with all nested comments

search

Global keyword search across all subreddits

search_advanced

Advanced search with subreddit filter & NSFW toggle

comments_live

Global comment firehose across all of Reddit

subreddit_rules

Get subreddit rules list

subreddit_moderators

Get subreddit moderator list

subreddit_sticky

Get stickied/pinned posts

subreddit_wiki

Get a subreddit wiki page

subreddit_wiki_pages

List all wiki pages in a subreddit

subreddit_sidebar

Get subreddit sidebar content

domain

Get all posts linking to a specific domain

duplicates

Get crosspost duplicates of a submission

subreddits

Get subreddit listings by category

subreddits_search

Search subreddits by name/description

subreddit_autocomplete

Autocomplete subreddit names

by_id

Bulk lookup by fullnames (t3_abc, t1_def)

API Key

Get your free API key at sylvia-api.com. Free tier includes 480 requests/minute with $0.50 starting credit.

Data Layer

Data layer: Sylvia API — no OAuth Reddit data.

License

MIT © 2026 Sylvia API

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