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Reddit MCP Buddy

Reddit MCP Buddy is an 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… It has 846 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y reddit-mcp-buddy.

github.com/karanb192/reddit-mcp-buddy (opens in a new tab)

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Install Reddit MCP Buddy

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

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

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio reddit-mcp-buddy -- npx -y reddit-mcp-buddy

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-mcp-buddy": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-mcp-buddy"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "reddit-mcp-buddy": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-mcp-buddy"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Tools (5)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • browse_subreddit

    Browse posts from any subreddit with sorting options.

  • search_reddit

    Search across Reddit or specific subreddits.

  • get_post_details

    Get a post with all its comments.

  • user_analysis

    Analyze a Reddit user's profile.

  • reddit_explain

    Get explanations of Reddit terms.

About 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.

  • ai-assistant
  • claude
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • model-context-protocol
  • reddit
  • reddit-api
  • typescript

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What is Reddit MCP Buddy?

Reddit MCP Buddy is an 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… It has 846 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y reddit-mcp-buddy. The source code is at github.com/karanb192/reddit-mcp-buddy.

How do I install the Reddit MCP Buddy MCP server?

Add the command npx -y reddit-mcp-buddy to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Reddit MCP Buddy free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Reddit MCP Buddy actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Aug 4, 2026. The latest release is v1.1.14, published Jul 29, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.