| name | reddit |
| description | Reddit integration for browsing subreddits, searching content, analyzing user profiles, and fetching post details with comment threads. Supports anonymous, app-only, and authenticated modes with tiered rate limits. Use when browsing Reddit, searching posts, or analysing user/subreddit activity.
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| version | 1.0.0 |
| author | agentbox-claude |
| mcp_server | true |
| protocol | stdio |
| entry_point | npx reddit-mcp-buddy |
| dependencies | [] |
| env_vars | ["REDDIT_CLIENT_ID","REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET","REDDIT_USERNAME","REDDIT_PASSWORD"] |
Reddit MCP Skill
Read-only Reddit integration that browses subreddits, searches content, fetches post details with full comment threads, and analyzes user profiles. Three authentication tiers provide escalating rate limits from anonymous browsing to full authenticated access.
When to Use This Skill
- Subreddit Browsing: Fetch hot, new, top, or rising posts from any subreddit
- Content Search: Search Reddit globally or within specific subreddits by keyword
- Post Analysis: Get full post details including comment trees with nested replies
- User Research: Analyze user activity, karma breakdown, posting patterns, and top content
- Community Insights: Understand subreddit culture, popular topics, and sentiment
- Technical Research: Find solutions, discussions, and opinions on technical topics
When Not To Use
- For posting, commenting, voting, or any write operations -- this skill is read-only
- For Reddit Ads management or promoted content -- not supported
- For real-time streaming or live thread monitoring -- polling only, no WebSocket support
- For accessing quarantined or private subreddits -- requires manual browser access
- For scraping large datasets or bulk export -- use Reddit's official data API or Pushshift
Architecture
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Claude Code / Skill Invocation │
└──────────────┬──────────────────┘
│ MCP Protocol (stdio)
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Reddit MCP Buddy (Node.js) │
│ Auth tier auto-detection │
└──────────────┬──────────────────┘
│ HTTPS (OAuth2 / Anonymous)
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Reddit API (oauth.reddit.com) │
│ or old.reddit.com (anonymous) │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
Authentication Tiers
| Tier | Env Vars Required | Rate Limit | Best For |
|---|
| Anonymous | None | 10 req/min | Quick lookups, casual browsing |
| App-Only | REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET | 60 req/min | Regular research, search |
| Authenticated | All 4 vars | 100 req/min | Heavy usage, user analysis |
