Reddit MCP Server 🤖

An MCP server that allows AI agents to search Reddit or find specific leads by delegating the scraping task to high-performance Apify cloud actors.

🌟 Key Features

• `reddit_fast_search`: Quickly search for Reddit posts, comments, or users. Best for general information gathering.
• `reddit_lead_monitor`: Find high-intent leads or brand mentions while filtering out noise.

⚡️ Quick Install

Choose your platform to install Reddit MCP in seconds:

<details> <summary><b>Claude Desktop (macOS/Windows)</b></summary>

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@practicaltools/reddit-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

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<details> <summary><b>Cursor & Windsurf</b></summary>

1. Open Settings -> MCP Servers.
2. Add a new server:

• Name: Reddit MCP
• Type: stdio
• Command: npx -y @practicaltools/reddit-mcp-server
• Env: APIFY_API_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN

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<details> <summary><b>Claude Code (CLI)</b></summary>

claude-code --mcp @practicaltools/reddit-mcp-server="npx -y @practicaltools/reddit-mcp-server" --env APIFY_API_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN

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<details> <summary><b>VS Code (Copilot Agent)</b></summary>

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@practicaltools/reddit-mcp-server"],
      "env": { "APIFY_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

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🔑 Getting Your Apify API Token

To use this server, you need an Apify API token.

1. Sign up/Log in: Apify Console.
2. Settings: Click the Settings icon in the bottom-left sidebar.
3. Integrations: Select the Integrations tab at the top.
4. Copy Token: Copy the string at the top of the page.

🛠 Local Development

If you want to contribute or run from source:

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Run locally
node dist/index.js

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

<p align="center"> Built with ❤️ by <a href="https://github.com/mypracticaltools">Practical Tools</a> </p>