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reddit-mcp-buddy MCP Server

Reddit browser for AI assistants. Browse without API keys; add credentials for search and analysis.

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Published as reddit-mcp-buddy on npm. Runs locally.

Known issues

7 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 5.

Most discussed

[README Update] Reddit API credentials no longer self-service - New Responsible Builder Policy

Summary

The README currently instructs users to create a Reddit App to obtain \REDDIT_CLIENT_ID\ and \REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET\ for authenticated access. However, this is no longer possible without Reddit's approval due to the new Responsible Builder Policy.

The Issue

As of late 2025, Reddit has introduced a new policy requiring developers to apply for API access approval before they can use the API. This means:

Read the thread · 2026-02-06 · open · external user · 4 comments

Failed to start server: Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]

Hello, I installed the package globally on my Windows machine and when opening Claude Desktop I'm getting this error:

Failed to start server: Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only URLs with a scheme in: file, data, and node are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:'

Read the thread · 2026-01-12 · closed · external user · 3 comments

Not working anymore

The entire MCP doesnt work anymore

Read the thread · 2026-06-03 · open · external user · 2 comments

Unable to setup app

Unable to create app for authenticated usage of mcp server. Followed instructions in https://github.com/karanb192/reddit-mcp-buddy#authentication-optional

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Read the thread · 2026-07-29 · open · external user · 1 comment

Windows: ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME when running in Claude Desktop

When trying to use reddit-mcp-buddy in Claude Desktop on Windows, the MCP server fails to start with the following error:

Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only URLs with a scheme in: file, data, and node are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:' at throwIfUnsupportedURLScheme (node:internal/modules/esm/load:184:11) at defaultLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/load:82:3) at ModuleLoader.load

Read the thread · 2025-10-04 · closed · external user · 1 comment

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