pullpush-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the PullPush.io Reddit API. This allows Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants to search Reddit comments and submissions.

PullPush.io provides access to Reddit's historical data, making it possible to search posts and comments that may no longer be available through Reddit's official API.

Tools

`search_comments`

Search Reddit comments with the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`q`	string	Search query across all comment fields
`subreddit`	string	Filter by subreddit (without r/ prefix)
`author`	string	Filter by username
`after`	string	Results after date (epoch or relative: `30d`, `1y`)
`before`	string	Results before date (epoch or relative: `30d`, `1y`)
`sort`	`asc` \| `desc`	Sort order (default: desc)
`sort_type`	`created_utc` \| `score`	Sort field (default: created_utc)
`size`	number	Results to return (1-100, default: 100)

`search_submissions`

Search Reddit posts/submissions with the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`q`	string	Search query across all fields
`subreddit`	string	Filter by subreddit (without r/ prefix)
`author`	string	Filter by username
`title`	string	Search in titles only
`selftext`	string	Search in post body only
`after`	string	Results after date (epoch or relative: `30d`, `1y`)
`before`	string	Results before date (epoch or relative: `30d`, `1y`)
`sort`	`asc` \| `desc`	Sort order (default: desc)
`sort_type`	`created_utc` \| `score` \| `num_comments`	Sort field
`size`	number	Results to return (1-100, default: 25)
`score`	string	Filter by score (`>100`, `<50`, or exact)
`num_comments`	string	Filter by comment count (`>10`, `<5`, or exact)
`over_18`	boolean	Filter NSFW content
`is_video`	boolean	Filter video posts
`locked`	boolean	Filter locked posts
`stickied`	boolean	Filter stickied posts
`spoiler`	boolean	Filter spoiler posts

Installation

npm (recommended)

Terminal

npm install -g pullpush-mcp

From source

bash

git clone https://github.com/jacklenzotti/pullpush-mcp.git
cd pullpush-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Using npm (recommended):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pullpush": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "pullpush-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Using a local build:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pullpush": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/pullpush-mcp/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after updating the config.

Example Prompts

Once configured, you can ask Claude:

"Find all posts by user spez from the last year"
"Search for comments mentioning 'typescript' in r/programming"
"Show me the top 20 posts in r/LocalLLaMA sorted by score"
"Find comments by user GovSchwarzenegger"
"Search r/machinelearning for posts about transformers with more than 100 upvotes"

Development

bash

# Build
npm run build

# Type check
npm run typecheck

# Test with MCP Inspector
npm run inspect

API Reference

This server uses the PullPush.io API. PullPush provides free access to Reddit's historical data without requiring authentication.

License

MIT