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How to Connect Reddit to Cursor — via MCP

Read and post to Reddit from any AI agent: subreddit listings, post search, comments, user info, submit posts/comments, vote. 12 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.

HCBy HelpCode teamUpdated 2 min read Open source on GitHub

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Reddit

MCP connector

Reddit

Read and post to Reddit from any AI agent: subreddit listings, post search, comments, user info, submit posts/comments, vote. 12 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.

Tools

12

Region

INTL

Category

social

Authentication

API Key

Required env vars

REDDIT_ACCESS_TOKEN
Install in one click on Cloud

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  • 7-day free trial
    No credit card required
  • GDPR & SOC 2 ready
    EU data residency, audit logs
  • Open-source on GitHub
    Source-available BSL-1.1
  • Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
    Any MCP-compatible client

No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly.

Sign in, install the Reddit in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.

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TL;DR

Read and post to Reddit from any AI agent: subreddit listings, post search, comments, user info, submit posts/comments, vote. 12 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.

💡 No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly. Sign in, click Connectors → Reddit, paste your credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server.

Reddit + Cursor

Read and post to Reddit from any AI agent: subreddit listings, post search, comments, user info, submit posts/comments, vote. 12 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.

Prerequisites

See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:

REDDIT_ACCESS_TOKEN

Step 1 — Get credentials

com/dev/api).

Setup:

  1. Sign in to Reddit → https://www.reddit.com/prefs/appsCreate another app.
  2. Pick script (for personal use) or web app (for OAuth users).
  3. Note the client_id (under the app name) and client_secret.
  4. Obtain an access token via OAuth2 password grant (for script apps) or auth-code (for web apps). Endpoint: POST https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token with HTTP Basic (client_id:client_secret).
  5. Set REDDIT_ACCESS_TOKEN.

Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${REDDIT_ACCESS_TOKEN}. Access tokens expire after 1 hour — your orchestrator must refresh.

…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)

Step 2 — Install the adapter

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor

Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anythingmcp": {
      "url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}
  1. Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key.
  2. Save the file and restart Cursor.
  3. Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify Reddit is listed and "Connected".
  4. Start chatting — all Reddit tools are now invokable.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
reddit_meReturn the user the token belongs to (whoami): id, name, link_karma, comment_karma, created_utc, is_gold
reddit_get_subreddit_aboutFetch a subreddit's info: id, display_name, title, public_description, subscribers, active_user_count, over18, created_utc
reddit_list_subreddit_postsList posts in a subreddit, sorted by hot/new/top/rising
reddit_searchSearch posts globally or within a subreddit
reddit_get_post_commentsFetch a post with its comment tree
reddit_get_user_aboutFetch a user's public profile: id, name, link_karma, comment_karma, created_utc, is_gold, verified
reddit_get_user_postsList a user's submitted posts
reddit_submit_postSubmit a new post
reddit_post_commentReply to a post or comment
reddit_voteVote on a post or comment
reddit_saveSave (bookmark) a post or comment to the user's account
reddit_my_subredditsList subreddits the user is subscribed to

FAQ

Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.

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