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io.github.jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server

io.github.jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server·v1.4.5·Search
Quality Score
85
/100

Reddit MCP server with full read/write - posts, comments, search, and content creation.

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "<reddit_client_id>",
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your-reddit_client_secret>",
        "REDDIT_USERNAME": "<reddit_username>",
        "REDDIT_PASSWORD": "<your-reddit_password>",
        "REDDIT_AUTH_MODE": "<reddit_auth_mode>",
        "REDDIT_SAFE_MODE": "<reddit_safe_mode>",
        "REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE": "<reddit_bot_disclosure>",
        "REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER": "<reddit_bot_footer>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "<reddit_client_id>",
        "REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your-reddit_client_secret>",
        "REDDIT_USERNAME": "<reddit_username>",
        "REDDIT_PASSWORD": "<your-reddit_password>",
        "REDDIT_AUTH_MODE": "<reddit_auth_mode>",
        "REDDIT_SAFE_MODE": "<reddit_safe_mode>",
        "REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE": "<reddit_bot_disclosure>",
        "REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER": "<reddit_bot_footer>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y reddit-mcp-server
§02  Environment variables
REDDIT_CLIENT_ID

Reddit app client ID (optional - enables higher rate limits)

REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET
secret

Reddit app client secret

REDDIT_USERNAME

Reddit username (required for write operations)

REDDIT_PASSWORD
secret

Reddit password (required for write operations)

REDDIT_AUTH_MODE

Authentication mode: auto, authenticated, or anonymous

REDDIT_SAFE_MODE

Write safeguards: off, standard (default), or strict

REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE

Bot disclosure footer: auto or off (default)

REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER

Custom bot footer text (used with REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE=auto)

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
25
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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