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Reported issues for reddit-mcp-server

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Getting a client ID/secret

The docs just say "get a client ID/secret", but when I go to the page to request it, https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps (the link the README gives), it just refuses to give it to me, saying 

In order to create an application or use our API you can read our full policies here: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/42728983564564-Responsible-Builder-Policy

What do I need to do to get a key?

Actually, I thought I had heard in the news that to prevent scrapping by AI companies

Read the thread · 2026-06-18 · open · external user · 10 comments

Does this MCP support 2FA

Judging by the README, this requires username + password in order to edit posts or reply.

What if I have 2FA configured for my account? Will the mcp server be able to authenticate in that case?

Read the thread · 2026-08-11 · open · external user · 0 comments

Proposal: Add Sylvia API as zero-OAuth data backend option

Hi there - I have been using your MCP server and it is great. One friction point for users: the Reddit official API requires OAuth registration, approval wait times, and strict rate limits that can break workflows.

Sylvia API (https://sylvia-api.com) is a drop-in Reddit data alternative:

  • No OAuth, no Reddit app approval, no wait
  • 480 req/min free tier ($0.50 free credit)
  • $0.0005/req on paid tiers, crypto payments
  • Full historical data back to 2005, live comments firehose
  • Same data shape

Read the thread · 2026-08-07 · open · external user · 0 comments

Authenticated-user read tools (get_me, saved, overview)

Problem

No tools for the authenticated user's own context.

Proposal

  • get_me — /api/v1/me.
  • get_my_saved / get_my_overview (your saved + overview history).

Read-only and policy-safe. No inbox/DM access (policy).

Read the thread · 2026-06-20 · closed · 0 comments

Posting success: subreddit rules + settable post flair

Problem

The most common write failure is auto-removal for missing flair or rule violations. Flair is currently read-only (displayed, not settable) and there is no rules tool.

Proposal

  • get_subreddit_rules(subreddit) — fetch posting rules.
  • get_post_flairs(subreddit) — list available link flairs.
  • Accept flair_id (+ flair_text) in create_post.

Pairs with the existing safe-mode/compliance ethos.

Read the thread · 2026-06-20 · closed · 0 comments

Expand truncated comment trees (morechildren)

Problem

get_post_comments returns only the initial comment tree; deep threads are truncated with no way to expand "load more" stubs.

Proposal

Add get_more_comments backed by Reddit's /api/morechildren, taking the post's link id + the more children ids, returning the expanded comments.

Read the thread · 2026-06-20 · closed · 0 comments

Pagination: support after/before cursors on listing tools

Problem

Every listing tool (browse_subreddit, search_reddit, get_user_posts, get_user_comments, get_top_posts) is capped at the first batch (limit) with no way to page deeper — Reddit's after/before cursors are unsupported.

Proposal

  • Accept an optional after (and maybe before) param on listing client methods + MCP tools.
  • Return the next cursor (after) alongside results so callers can walk pages.
  • Keep it user-driven (not bulk scraping) per policy.

Read the thread · 2026-06-20 · closed · 0 comments

Rate-limit resilience: retry 429 with Retry-After backoff

Problem

Reddit's limits are tight (~10 req/min anonymous, 60–100 authenticated). The client has no 429 handling today — only the safe-mode write delay and the 401-reauth retry. A single rate-limit response fails the whole tool call.

Proposal

Add transparent retry-with-backoff for HTTP 429 in RedditClient.makeRequest:

  • Honor Retry-After (seconds or HTTP-date) and fall back to x-ratelimit-reset; otherwise exponential backoff with a cap.
  • Bounded retries (config maxRetries, d

Read the thread · 2026-06-20 · closed · 0 comments

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