<2-3 sentences summarising what the project addresses and solves, the target audience, and the benefit.> This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Reddit, enabling AI assistants to access, analyze, and interact with Reddit content. It targets AI developers and users of tools like Claude Desktop and Cursor, providing a standardized interface to leverage Reddit data for insights and content generation.

How It Works

The server acts as an intermediary, translating MCP requests into actions via the PRAW library to interact with the Reddit API. It offers both read-only access to user, post, and subreddit data, and authenticated operations like posting and commenting. Its novelty lies in providing AI-driven analysis and optimization for user engagement, post performance, and community health through a standardized protocol.

Quick Start & Requirements

Installation involves cloning the repository and installing dependencies, including uv. Setup requires obtaining Reddit API credentials (client ID, client secret, optional username/password) and configuring a JSON file (claude_desktop_config.json or mcp.json) for integration with applications like Claude Desktop or Cursor. Restarting the client application enables the Reddit integration.

Highlighted Details

• Extensive Data Access: Retrieve detailed user information, comment/post history, top posts, subreddit statistics, and trending subreddits.
• Search & Retrieval: Search posts by query across Reddit or specific subreddits, and fetch submissions by URL or ID.
• Authenticated Operations: Create posts with timing recommendations and reply to posts/comments with engagement optimization.
• AI-Driven Insights: Features AI analysis for user engagement patterns, post performance metrics, community health indicators, and smart response formatting.

Maintenance & Community

Contributions are welcomed via pull requests. The repository does not currently list specific community channels (e.g., Discord, Slack) or notable maintainers/sponsors.

Licensing & Compatibility

The project is licensed under the permissive MIT License, generally allowing for commercial use and integration into closed-source applications without significant restrictions.

Limitations & Caveats

Requires users to obtain and configure Reddit API credentials and specific AI client applications for integration. Authenticated features necessitate providing user credentials. Inherent Reddit API rate limits and data access restrictions may apply.