reddit-search

MCP server for searching Reddit. No API key required.

Tools

search

Search Reddit posts globally or within a subreddit.

• query — Search query. Use subreddit:NAME prefix to limit to a subreddit.

• sort — Sort order: relevance, hot, top, new, comments (default: relevance).

• time — Time filter: hour, day, week, month, year, all (default: week).

• limit — Number of results (1–100, default 10).

subreddit_posts

Get recent posts from a specific subreddit.

• subreddit — Subreddit name (without r/ prefix).

• sort — Sort order: hot, new, top, rising (default: hot).

• time — Time filter for top sort (default: week).

• limit — Number of results (1–100, default 10).

post_comments

Get comments from a specific Reddit post.

• url — Reddit post URL or permalink.

• sort — Comment sort: confidence, top, new, controversial, old, qa (default: top).

• limit — Number of top-level comments (1–100, default 20).

Related MCP server: Reddit Buddy MCP

Setup

npm install

No API key needed. Uses Reddit's public JSON endpoints (~10 requests/minute).

Usage

npm start

The server runs on stdio using the Model Context Protocol.

MCP configuration

Add to your .mcp.json:

"reddit-search": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["tsx", "src/index.ts"],
  "cwd": "/path/to/reddit-search"
}