reddit mcp server for VS Code
io.github.jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server
Reddit MCP server with full read/write - posts, comments, search, and content creation.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install reddit mcp server in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "reddit-client-id",
"description": "REDDIT_CLIENT_ID",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "reddit-client-secret",
"description": "REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "reddit-username",
"description": "REDDIT_USERNAME",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "reddit-password",
"description": "REDDIT_PASSWORD",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "reddit-auth-mode",
"description": "REDDIT_AUTH_MODE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "reddit-safe-mode",
"description": "REDDIT_SAFE_MODE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "reddit-bot-disclosure",
"description": "REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "reddit-bot-footer",
"description": "REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"reddit-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"reddit-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"REDDIT_CLIENT_ID": "${input:reddit-client-id}",
"REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET": "${input:reddit-client-secret}",
"REDDIT_USERNAME": "${input:reddit-username}",
"REDDIT_PASSWORD": "${input:reddit-password}",
"REDDIT_AUTH_MODE": "${input:reddit-auth-mode}",
"REDDIT_SAFE_MODE": "${input:reddit-safe-mode}",
"REDDIT_BOT_DISCLOSURE": "${input:reddit-bot-disclosure}",
"REDDIT_BOT_FOOTER": "${input:reddit-bot-footer}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs