This MCP server is a community server available at PyPi.org called mcp-server-reddit and developed by Hawstein. You can review the code at https://github.com/Hawstein/mcp-server-reddit
Connecting to Reddit
Register an App with Reddit
Visit Reddit's developer portal and register an app
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Click on the button to visit the apps page
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Create an app and copy the app’s id and secret
pip install mcp-server-reddit
Install the server using Python
Ensure that you have Python installed and run this command
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-reddit": {
"description": "A Reddit MCP Server",
"command": "/Users/my-login/opt/anaconda3/envs/test-mcp-4/bin/python",
"args": [
"-m",
"mcp_server_reddit"
],
"envs": {
"REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "123***",
"REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "123***"
}
}
}
}
Update Your Local MCP Bridge
You'll need to add an entry into the mcp-config.json file
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Run the MCP Bridge
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Locate the config file
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Replace the values with the values provided by Reddit when creating the app
- REDDIT_CLIENT_ID
- REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET
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IMPORTANT: You may need to specify the full path to your Python file as shown in the example
Restart the Local MCP Bridge
Once the MCP Bridge loads, you'll see Reddit and its tools listed in the window
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Remember to add your Local MCP Bridge to the list of MCP Servers in your knowledge base
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