Reddit MCP Buddy vs Superpowers.social

In-depth architectural comparison of the Reddit MCP Buddy and Superpowers.social MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Reddit MCP Buddy when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: browse_subreddit, search_reddit, get_post_details.

Explore Reddit MCP Buddy Details

Choose Superpowers.social when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Superpowers.social Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Reddit MCP Buddy karanb192 Social Media	Superpowers.social Social Media
Summary	Browse Reddit posts, search content, and analyze user activity without API keys. Works out-of-the-box with Claude Desktop.	Hosted MCP for X/Twitter and Reddit. 12 read-only tools, no API keys, free during beta.
Category & Scope	Social Media

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "karanb192-reddit-mcp-buddy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-mcp-buddy"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "superpowers-social": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "superpowers-social"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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