reddit-mcp-server: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

reddit-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server. It costs 4,759 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for a Reddit MCP server, a program that lets AI assistants use selected Reddit tools through the Model Context Protocol.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when working on the server or deciding how to retrieve Reddit posts, subreddit details, user information, rules, saved content, and other data.
Why use it?
It gives contributors the project overview, available operations, credential requirements, and usage guidance in one place.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on reddit-mcp-server itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything reddit-mcp-server configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server

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Grade A, and why

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CLAUDE.md · 397 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 397 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is a Reddit MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides tools for interacting with the Reddit API. It's built with TypeScript and uses FastMCP to expose Reddit functionality as tools that can be used by AI assistants.

Available Tools

Read-only Tools (Client Credentials Only)

  • get_reddit_post - Get a specific Reddit post with engagement analysis
  • get_top_posts - Get top posts from a subreddit or home feed
  • browse_subreddit - Browse a subreddit or home feed by sort order (hot, new, top, rising, controversial); time_filter applies only to top/controversial
  • get_user_info - Get detailed information about a Reddit user
  • get_me - Get the authenticated user's own account info (requires user credentials)
  • get_my_overview - Get your own recent posts and comments (requires user credentials)
  • get_my_saved - Get your saved posts and comments (requires user credentials; private)
  • get_subreddit_info - Get subreddit details, stats, and community insights
  • get_subreddit_rules - Get a subreddit's posting rules (check before posting to avoid auto-removal)
  • get_trending_subreddits - Get currently trending/popular subreddits
  • search_reddit - Search for posts across Reddit with filters
  • get_post_comments - Get comments from a specific post with threading
  • get_more_comments - Expand truncated "load more" comment stubs via /api/morechildren
  • get_user_posts - Get posts submitted by a specific user
  • get_user_comments - Get comments made by a specific user
  • get_post_flairs - List a subreddit's available link flairs (requires user creds; may 403 anonymously)

Write Tools (User Credentials Required)

IMPORTANT: These tools require both REDDIT_USERNAME and REDDIT_PASSWORD to be configured.

  • create_post - Create a new post in a subreddit (text or link); accepts optional flair_id/flair_text (from get_post_flairs)
  • reply_to_post - Post a reply to an existing Reddit post or comment
  • edit_post - Edit your own Reddit post (self-text posts only, titles cannot be edited)
  • edit_comment - Edit your own Reddit comment
  • delete_post - PERMANENTLY delete your own Reddit post (cannot be undone!)
  • delete_comment - PERMANENTLY delete your own Reddit comment (cannot be undone!)

Read the full file on GitHub · 397 lines

Changes

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reddit-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository jordanburke/reddit-mcp-server (245 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 4,759 tokens to every session, about $0.0238 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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