Reddit Insights MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI-powered Reddit search and discovery capabilities. Search millions of Reddit posts with semantic AI, explore subreddits, and discover trending topics.

Installation

npm install -g reddit-insights-mcp

Or run directly with npx:

npx reddit-insights-mcp

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit-insights": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["reddit-insights-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "REDDIT_INSIGHTS_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | REDDIT_INSIGHTS_API_KEY | No | API key for premium features |

Get your API key at reddit-insights.com

Available Tools

`reddit_search`

Search Reddit conversations using semantic AI search.

Parameters:

query (string, required): Natural language search query
limit (number, optional): Maximum results (1-100, default: 20)

Example: `` Search for discussions about mechanical keyboards for programming ``

`reddit_list_subreddits`

Get a paginated list of available subreddits.

Parameters:

page (number, optional): Page number (default: 1)
limit (number, optional): Results per page (1-100, default: 20)
search (string, optional): Filter by name, title, or description

`reddit_get_subreddit`

Get detailed information about a specific subreddit.

Parameters:

subreddit (string, required): Subreddit name without r/ prefix

`reddit_get_trends`

Get Reddit trend articles and insights.

Parameters:

page (number, optional): Page number (default: 1)
perPage (number, optional): Results per page (default: 12)
filter (string, optional): Time period - "latest", "today", "week", "month"
category (string, optional): Filter by category

Usage Examples

Research a topic: `` You: What are developers saying about React Server Components? Claude: [Uses reddit_search] Found 45 results... ``

Explore a community: `` You: Tell me about r/typescript Claude: [Uses reddit_get_subreddit] r/typescript has 285,432 subscribers... ``

Find trends: `` You: What's trending in tech this week? Claude: [Uses reddit_get_trends] Top trending topics... ``

License

MIT

Reddit Insights MCP Server