Reddit Research MCP vs X Twitter

In-depth architectural comparison of the Reddit Research MCP and X Twitter 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 Research MCP 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: Semantic search across 20,000+ indexed subreddits, Fetch posts, comments, and threads with metadata, Save and update subreddit collections as feeds.

Explore Reddit Research MCP Details

X

Choose X Twitter when:

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

Explore X Twitter Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Reddit Research MCP king-of-the-grackles Social Media	X X Twitter Social Media
Summary
Category & Scope	Social Media	Social Media
Quality signal

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": {
    "king-of-the-grackles-reddit-research-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "x-twitter": {
      "url": "https://jojapi.com/hub/api/x"
    }
  }
}

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