What is redditapis-mcp?
redditapis-mcp is a MCP server by redditapis that read-only Reddit API access: subreddit listings, post, comment, community and user search, comment trees and top posts. It is listed under Communication and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | redditapis |
| Repository | redditapis/redditapis-mcp |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Communication |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,782 of 4,418 MCP servers; #169 in Communication |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +2 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is redditapis-mcp safe to install?
redditapis-mcp scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 3 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install redditapis-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/redditapis/redditapis-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add redditapis-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http redditapis-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs redditapis-mcp for you:
Add the "redditapis-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/redditapis/redditapis-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.