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reddit-mcp-server

local MCP server

reddit-mcp-server is a local MCP server: Reddit MCP server with full read/write - posts, comments, search, and content creation. Install it from npm as reddit-mcp-server.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add io-github-jordanburke-reddit-mcp-server -e REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=... -e REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=... -e REDDIT_USERNAME=... -e REDDIT_PASSWORD=... -e REDDIT_AUTH_MODE=... -e REDDIT_SAFE_MODE=... -e REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE=... -e REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER=... -- npx -y reddit-mcp-server

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-jordanburke-reddit-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "...",
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "...",
        "REDDIT_USERNAME": "...",
        "REDDIT_PASSWORD": "...",
        "REDDIT_AUTH_MODE": "...",
        "REDDIT_SAFE_MODE": "...",
        "REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE": "...",
        "REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET, REDDIT_USERNAME, REDDIT_PASSWORD, REDDIT_AUTH_MODE, REDDIT_SAFE_MODE, REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE, REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER

Summary

Reddit MCP server with full read/write - posts, comments, search, and content creation.

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Questions

It reads 8 environment variables: REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET, REDDIT_USERNAME, REDDIT_PASSWORD, REDDIT_AUTH_MODE, REDDIT_SAFE_MODE, REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE, REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

reddit-mcp-server is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package reddit-mcp-server.

Run: claude mcp add io-github-jordanburke-reddit-mcp-server -e REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=... -e REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=... -e REDDIT_USERNAME=... -e REDDIT_PASSWORD=... -e REDDIT_AUTH_MODE=... -e REDDIT_SAFE_MODE=... -e REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE=... -e REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER=... -- npx -y reddit-mcp-server

Run: codex mcp add io-github-jordanburke-reddit-mcp-server --env REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=... --env REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=... --env REDDIT_USERNAME=... --env REDDIT_PASSWORD=... --env REDDIT_AUTH_MODE=... --env REDDIT_SAFE_MODE=... --env REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE=... --env REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER=... -- npx -y reddit-mcp-server

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