A side-by-side look at the Reddit MCP Buddy and MCP Reddit Brand Presence Mapper MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Reddit MCP Buddy for social media work as a local process; choose MCP Reddit Brand Presence Mapper for social media as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
browse_subreddit, search_reddit, get_post_details.APIFY_TOKEN.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 71/100 · Great | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | APIFY_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 851 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 5 views 0 installs 1 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Reddit MCP Buddy | View MCP Reddit Brand Presence Mapper |
browse_subredditFetch posts from a subreddit sorted by your choice (hot/new/top/rising/controversial). Returns a post list with content, metadata, and a data_source field. With Reddit credentials (data_source "api") posts include score, num_comments, and upvote_ratio; without credentials, results come from Reddit's public RSS feed (data_source "rss") and those fields plus nsfw are null — see the response note and do not infer popularity from them.search_redditSearch for posts across Reddit or specific subreddits. Returns matching posts with content and metadata.get_post_detailsFetch a Reddit post with its comments. Requires EITHER url OR post_id. IMPORTANT: When using post_id alone, an extra API call is made to fetch the subreddit first (2 calls total). For better efficiency, always provide the subreddit parameter when known (1 call total).user_analysisAnalyze a Reddit user's posting history, karma, and activity patterns. Returns posts, comments, and statistics.reddit_explainGet explanations of Reddit terms, slang, and culture. Returns definition, origin, usage, and examples.No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"karanb192-reddit-mcp-buddy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"reddit-mcp-buddy"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-reddit-brand-presence-mapper": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mambalabsdev/mcp-reddit-brand-presence-mapper"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
