Reddit MCP Server

An Apify Actor that provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for reading Reddit. Browse subreddit posts, read comment threads, and search across all of Reddit -- no API keys or authentication required.

What does it do?

This MCP server exposes Reddit's public data to any MCP-compatible client. It uses Reddit's public JSON API under the hood, so there is no OAuth setup, no API keys, and no rate-limit configuration needed on your part.

With this server you can:

• Browse posts from any public subreddit sorted by hot, new, or top
• Read the comment thread of any post
• Search Reddit globally or within a specific subreddit

Why use it?

• Zero configuration -- no Reddit API credentials required
• Works with any MCP client -- any MCP-compatible tool or IDE integration
• Pay-per-use pricing -- only $0.03 per tool call, no subscription
• Always up to date -- queries Reddit in real time, so results are never stale
• Hosted on Apify -- no infrastructure to manage

How to use

MCP client setup

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://nyxar_dev--reddit-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Other MCP clients

Point any MCP-compatible client at the endpoint:

https://nyxar_dev--reddit-mcp.apify.actor/mcp

The server accepts HTTP POST requests with JSON-RPC payloads as defined by the MCP specification.

Tools

get_subreddit_posts

Get posts from a subreddit.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
subreddit	string	yes	--	Subreddit name (without r/ prefix)
sort	enum	no	hot	Sort order: hot, new, or top
limit	number	no	10	Number of posts to return (max 25)

get_post_comments

Get comments for a specific Reddit post.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
permalink	string	yes	--	Post permalink (e.g. /r/programming/comments/abc123/title/)
limit	number	no	10	Number of comments to return

search_reddit

Search across Reddit.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	yes	--	Search query
subreddit	string	no	--	Restrict search to a specific subreddit
sort	enum	no	relevance	Sort order: relevance, top, or new
limit	number	no	10	Number of results to return (max 25)

Output examples

get_subreddit_posts

[
  {
    "title": "Show HN: I built a tool that...",
    "author": "dev_username",
    "score": 1542,
    "num_comments": 203,
    "url": "https://example.com/project",
    "selftext": "I've been working on this project for the past few months...",
    "permalink": "/r/programming/comments/1abc123/show_hn_i_built_a_tool_that/"
  }
]

get_post_comments

[
  {
    "author": "commenter42",
    "score": 87,
    "body": "This is really impressive. Have you considered adding support for..."
  }
]

search_reddit

[
  {
    "title": "The state of AI in 2026",
    "author": "ai_researcher",
    "score": 3201,
    "num_comments": 891,
    "url": "https://blog.example.com/ai-2026",
    "selftext": "",
    "permalink": "/r/artificial/comments/1xyz789/the_state_of_ai_in_2026/"
  }
]

Pricing

This Actor uses a pay-per-event pricing model. Each tool call costs $0.03 USD.

License

ISC