This server provides read-only Reddit data via MCP using the Arctic Shift archive, with no account, API key, or browser required.
Get a thread: get_thread fetches a post and its full comment tree from a URL or ID, with sorting and comment-count controls.
Bulk post lookup: get_posts retrieves metadata for up to 500 posts by ID.
Bulk comment lookup: get_comments fetches up to 500 comments by ID, useful for expanding collapsed replies.
Search posts: Filter by subreddit, author, keyword (title/body), URL prefix, or date range; sort and limit results.
Search comments: Filter by subreddit, author, keyword, post ID, parent comment ID, or date range; also works as a user comment history.
Search subreddits: Find by name, prefix, subscriber count, age, or NSFW status.
Output controls: Support raw JSON, field allowlists, max character budgets, sorting/dating options.
Limitations: all tools are read-only (no voting, posting, or commenting); recent post/comment scores and comment counts under ~36 hours are placeholders; subreddit subscriber counts may lag; the underlying Arctic Shift service has no uptime SLA.
Provides read-only access to Reddit, enabling retrieval and search of posts, comments, and subreddits.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@simple-reddit-mcp show me the latest posts from r/programming"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
A read-only Reddit MCP server that needs no Reddit account, no API key, and no browser. It reads threads, comments and subreddits from the Arctic Shift archive over plain keyless HTTP.
One runtime dependency, zeromcp, keeps simple-reddit-mcp lightweight and quick to start.
Python 3.11 or newer
uv (recommended) or pip
Related MCP server: reddirect
uvx simple-reddit-mcpThe server speaks MCP over stdio: JSON-RPC on stdout, logs on stderr.
Claude:
claude mcp add reddit --scope user -- uvx simple-reddit-mcpor
{
"mcpServers": {
"reddit": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["simple-reddit-mcp"]
}
}
}Codex — in ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.reddit]
command = "uvx"
args = ["simple-reddit-mcp"]Implemented:
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| A post plus its comment tree, from any reddit URL or id |
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| Bulk post lookup by id (up to 500) |
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| Bulk comment lookup by id (up to 500) |
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| Discovery by subreddit / keyword / author / date range |
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| Comment-level search; with |
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| Find subreddits by name, prefix, size, or age |
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Read-only. Voting, commenting and posting require Reddit auth
score and num_comments are placeholders for ~36h. Arctic Shift archives
a post the moment it appears and backfills vote data later, so fresh posts
report 1 and 0. Rendered output flags anything under 36h old.
Free service = no uptime SLA.
uv sync --group dev
uv run --group dev pytestTo publish a new release to PyPI, bump version and push to master:
uv version --bump patch # bumps pyproject.toml and relocks
git commit -am "release $(uv version --short)"
git pushMIT licensed.
Built on zeromcp (MIT).
Data comes from Arctic Shift, a free service; be considerate with it.
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