# Reddit MCP Buddy (MCP server)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/karanb192/reddit-mcp-buddy |
| GitHub stars | 846 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: reddit-mcp-buddy |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Web & browsing |
| Latest release | v1.1.14 (Jul 29, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 4, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.karanb192/reddit-mcp-buddy |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```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

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

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```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)

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

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Tools

- `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.

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