# Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users, subreddits (npm · reddit-scraper-mcp)

Reddit posts, comments, search, users & subreddits as JSON via Apify. No Reddit API key. $2/1k

- Trust score: 66/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-18

## Components

- remote · `mcp.apify.com`: 48/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/harshmaur-reddit-scraper/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/harshmaur-reddit-scraper/mcp)
- npm · `reddit-scraper-mcp`: 66/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/harshmaur-reddit-scraper/reddit-scraper-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/harshmaur-reddit-scraper/reddit-scraper-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `reddit-scraper-mcp`
- Version: `0.2.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-18.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 98/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 31 of 93 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 3 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 60/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 567 tokens (~189/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 84/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 52% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 3 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… MCP server?

Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y reddit-scraper-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add harshmaur-reddit-scraper -- npx -y reddit-scraper-mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "harshmaur-reddit-scraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-scraper-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "harshmaur-reddit-scraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-scraper-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add harshmaur-reddit-scraper -- npx -y reddit-scraper-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "harshmaur-reddit-scraper": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "reddit-scraper-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add harshmaur-reddit-scraper --command npx --arg -y --arg reddit-scraper-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  harshmaur-reddit-scraper:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "reddit-scraper-mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "harshmaur-reddit-scraper": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-scraper-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add harshmaur-reddit-scraper -t stdio -c npx -a -y reddit-scraper-mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "harshmaur-reddit-scraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-scraper-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-15 (score 66)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `search_reddit` (~250 tokens)

Search Reddit

Keyword search across Reddit (or inside one subreddit) and return matching posts as structured JSON: title, body, postUrl, communityName, authorName, score, commentsCount, createdAt. Use for brand monitoring, lead generation, market research, 'what is Reddit saying about X'. Search is literal keyword matching, so pass short terms (several are fine) rather than sentences.

Input parameters:

- `includeCommentThreads` (boolean): Fetch comments under each matching post (multiplies result count; false for posts only)
- `includeNsfw` (boolean)
- `maxCommentsPerPost` (integer)
- `maxPosts` (integer): Total posts across all queries
- `postedAfter` (string): Only posts on/after this date (UTC)
- `postedBefore`: Only posts on/before this date (UTC)
- `queries` (array, required): Search terms; each runs as its own search
- `searchComments` (boolean): Also return comments that mention the terms
- `sort` (string)
- `subreddit` (string): Restrict to one subreddit, e.g. 'SaaS' or 'r/SaaS'
- `time` (string)

### `scrape_reddit_urls` (~146 tokens)

Scrape Reddit URLs

Scrape specific Reddit URLs: post permalinks (optionally with the full comment thread), user profile URLs (/user/<name>/ returns the user's posts and comments), subreddit listing URLs (/r/<name>/new/, /r/<name>/top/?t=week) or Reddit search-result page URLs. Returns structured JSON rows with a dataType of post, comment, user or community.

Input parameters:

- `includeCommentThreads` (boolean): For post URLs, return the comments too
- `includeNsfw` (boolean)
- `maxCommentsPerPost` (integer)
- `maxPosts` (integer): Cap for listing/profile URLs
- `urls` (array, required)

### `scrape_subreddit` (~171 tokens)

Scrape a subreddit in bulk

Pull posts from one or more subreddits in bulk (far more than a single listing page), optionally limited to a date window and optionally with each post's comments. Use for building a dataset of a community, trend analysis, or 'what has r/X been discussing since <date>'. Subreddit names only, not post links.

Input parameters:

- `includeCommentThreads` (boolean): Fetch comments under each post (multiplies result count; false for posts only)
- `includeNsfw` (boolean)
- `maxCommentsPerPost` (integer)
- `maxPosts` (integer): Total posts across all subreddits
- `postedAfter` (string)
- `postedBefore`
- `subreddits` (array, required): e.g. ['SaaS', 'r/startups']

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/harshmaur-reddit-scraper/reddit-scraper-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-18: 66
- 2026-10-17: 66
- 2026-10-16: 66
- 2026-10-15: 66

## Common questions

### What is the Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… MCP server?

Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.harshmaur/reddit-scraper. Reddit posts, comments, search, users & subreddits as JSON via Apify. No Reddit API key. $2/1k. This page covers its npm package (reddit-scraper-mcp).

### Is the Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… MCP server safe to use?

Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… scores 66 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 18 October 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… MCP server expose?

Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… exposes 3 tools: search_reddit, scrape_reddit_urls, scrape_subreddit. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 567 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… MCP server still maintained?

Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 18 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… MCP server under?

Reddit Scraper (Apify) – posts, comments, search, users… declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/reddit-scraper-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/reddit-scraper-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/harshmaur/reddit-scraper-pro-mcp
- Website: https://apify.com/harshmaur/reddit-scraper
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/harshmaur-reddit-scraper/reddit-scraper-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/harshmaur-reddit-scraper/reddit-scraper-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/harshmaur-reddit-scraper/reddit-scraper-mcp