# mcp-reddit

> MCP server for scraping Reddit - no API keys required

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-reddit/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Naman
- homepage: https://github.com/namanxajmera/mcp-reddit
- repository: https://github.com/namanxajmera/mcp-reddit
- version: 0.4.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: anthropic, claude, mcp, reddit, rss, scraper
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-reddit

### Description (declared)

# mcp-reddit

MCP server for scraping Reddit - **no API keys required**.

Scrapes posts and comments from subreddits and user profiles using Reddit's public RSS/Atom feeds.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> **What changed in v0.4.0:** Reddit shut down unauthenticated `.json` access in May 2026,
> which broke this project (and every other keyless Reddit scraper). v0.4.0 pivots to
> Reddit's still-public `.rss` feeds. Still zero API keys - but RSS exposes less data:
> **no scores, upvote ratios, comment counts, NSFW flags, or comment threading.**
> Those fields were removed from the data model. Comments are flat, up to 100 per post.

## Features

- **No API keys** - Uses public RSS feeds, no Reddit API credentials needed
- **Posts & comments** - Titles, authors, timestamps, selftext, flat comment bodies
- **Image previews** - Downloads preview images (videos unavailable via RSS)
- **Local persistence** - Query scraped data offline
- **Filtering** - By post type and keywords

## Installation

```bash
pip install mcp-reddit
```

Or with uvx:

```bash
uvx mcp-reddit
```

## Usage Modes

### Local (stdio) - Default

For local MCP clients like Claude Desktop and Claude Code:

```bash
uvx mcp-reddit
```

### Remote (HTTP/SSE)

For remote MCP clients that connect via URL:

```bash
uvx mcp-reddit --http --port 8000
```

Options:
- `--http` - Run in HTTP/SSE mode instead of stdio
- `--host` - Host to bind to (default: 0.0.0.0)
- `--port` - Port to listen on (default: 8000, or `PORT` env var)

The server exposes:
- `GET /sse` - SSE endpoint for MCP connection
- `POST /messages/` - Message endpoint
- `GET /health` - Health check

## Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop or Claude Code settings:

### Claude Desktop (`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`)

Claude Desktop doesn't inherit your shell PATH, so you need the full path to `uvx`:

```bash
# Find your uvx path
which uvx
```

Then use the full path in your config:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit": …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.web-scraping (1, declared)
- data.news (1, declared)
- dev.terminal (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-reddit/ (first seen 2026-09-10T03:19:10.126Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-reddit/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-reddit · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-reddit