Reddit MCP Buddy

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables Claude Desktop and other AI assistants to browse Reddit, search posts, and analyze user activity. Clean, fast, and actually works - browse subreddits with no API keys; add free Reddit credentials for search, comments, user analysis, and full metrics. Its 10 documented tools cluster into read & search, options, username, returns.

People who work with ai assistant and reddit and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-17 · ★ 828 · #2 OF 47 MAINTAINED SOCIAL MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Reddit MCP Buddy

before you install - you'll need

Set REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET, REDDIT_USERNAME, REDDIT_PASSWORD, REDDIT_BUDDY_PORT before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add karanb192-reddit-mcp-buddy -- npx -y reddit-mcp-buddy

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "karanb192-reddit-mcp-buddy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-mcp-buddy"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package reddit-mcp-buddy - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.karanb192 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Reddit MCP Buddy can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can browse posts from any subreddit with sorting options, search across Reddit or specific subreddits, get a post with all its comments, and analyze a Reddit user's profile.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Reddit MCP Buddy lets an agent do.

read & search

3 tools - e.g. Your search terms; Search across Reddit or specific subreddits.; Get a post with all its comments.

Query · search_reddit · get_post_details

Options

1 tool - e.g. comment sorting, depth, link extraction

Options

Username

1 tool - e.g. Any Reddit user

Username

Returns

1 tool - e.g. karma, posts, comments, active subreddits

Returns

Terms

1 tool - e.g. karma, cake day, AMA, ELI5, etc.

Terms

Browse

1 tool - e.g. Browse posts from any subreddit with sorting options.

browse_subreddit

User

1 tool - e.g. Analyze a Reddit user's profile.

user_analysis

1 tool - e.g. Get explanations of Reddit terms.

reddit_explain

Latest releases

v1.1.14 · 2026-07-29

correct OIDC audience for MCP registry login · skip npm publish if version already exists · add SECURITY.md and enable private vulnerability reporting · author line with site + blog link · add RSS fallback for…

v1.1.13 · 2026-05-26

get_post_details now works for subreddits with underscores · Subreddits like \r/AI_Agents\, \r/web_design\, \r/game_development\ were returning \"r/AI does not exist"\ due to \.split('_')\ splitting on every underscore…

v1.1.12 · 2026-02-21

Major reliability, security, and testing release with 2,800+ lines of improvements across 20+ files. · What's New Since v1.1.10 · Test Suite (NEW) · 39 unit tests (~5s) covering build, CLI, auth, cache, rate limiter…

04 · Who maintains Reddit MCP Buddy

reddit-mcp-buddy is maintained by karanb192. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Sep 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/karanb192/reddit-mcp-buddy
category: social media - ranked #2 of 47 actively-maintained social media servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-29)
registry: io.github.karanb192/reddit-mcp-buddy (active, first published 2025-09-17 · 7 versions)
packages: npm:reddit-mcp-buddy

06 · Reddit MCP Buddy FAQ

Is Reddit MCP Buddy still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-17 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Reddit MCP Buddy do?

How do I install Reddit MCP Buddy?

Run `npx -y reddit-mcp-buddy`. The README documents 5 environment variables (REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET, REDDIT_USERNAME…) to set first. Set REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET, REDDIT_USERNAME, REDDIT_PASSWORD, REDDIT_BUDDY_PORT before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Reddit MCP Buddy run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Reddit MCP Buddy

Alternatives to Reddit MCP Buddy

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