Stay on top of the conversations that matter, discover emerging trends, and even publish directly to Reddit - all without touching the Reddit API. With the Reddit integration you can search subreddits, pull rich post data, manage comments, and create or edit posts using nothing more than natural language prompts.
Tap into the global Reddit community of over 430 million monthly users and 100k+ active subreddits - perfect for monitoring niches, gathering insights, and engaging in real time.

What is Reddit MCP?

When you create a Reddit MCP node, Gumloop automatically builds a custom node that understands Reddit’s API. Just describe what you want in plain English and the node handles authentication, endpoints, and formatting behind the scenes. You can then reuse that node anywhere in your workflows.

What Can It Do for You?

  • Pull the hottest, newest, or top posts from any subreddit in seconds
  • Drill into a specific post to grab full text, score, author, and more
  • Publish, edit, or delete posts and comments without leaving Gumloop
  • Search across subreddits, posts, or user profiles to surface exactly what you need

Available Tools

ToolWhat It DoesExample Use
Retrieve Reddit PostFetch top posts in a subreddit with an optional size limit”Fetch the top 10 hot posts from r/programming and return title, score, and permalink”
Get Reddit Post DetailsGet detailed content about a specific Reddit post”Get details for post with URL reddit.com/r/tech/comments/[post_id] and return title, author, body_text, score, and comment_count”
Create Reddit PostPublish a new post in a chosen subreddit”Create a text post in r/learnpython titled ‘Best resources for beginners?’ with body ‘[question_details]’. Return post_id and URL”
Fetch Post CommentsRetrieve comments from a given post”Get the 20 newest comments for post titled ‘Weekly Discussion Thread’ in r/stocks and return author, body_text, and score”
Edit Reddit PostUpdate the content of an existing post”Edit my post titled ‘Looking for feedback on my app’ in r/startups - add ‘EDIT: Thanks for all the suggestions!’ to body. Return status”
Create Reddit CommentAdd a comment to a specific post”Comment ‘Great explanation, thanks!’ on the top post in r/explainlikeimfive and return comment_id and status”
Edit Reddit CommentUpdate an existing comment”Edit my latest comment in r/webdev - add ‘EDIT: Fixed the typo in the code’ to text. Return status”
Delete Reddit PostRemove a post you own”Delete my post titled ‘Test post please ignore’ from r/test and confirm deletion_status”
Delete Reddit CommentRemove a comment you own”Delete my comment containing ‘duplicate answer’ from r/askscience and return deletion_status”
Search SubredditsFind subreddits by name or description”Search subreddits about ‘machine learning’ and return subreddit_name, subscribers, and description”
Search PostsSearch posts across Reddit or within a specific subreddit”Search posts in r/datascience for ‘pandas vs polars’, limit 25, return title, subreddit, and permalink”
Search UsersDiscover users by profile text”Search users with ‘data scientist’ in their bio and return username, karma, and account_created_date”

How to Use

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Create Your Reddit MCP Node

Go to your node library, search for Reddit, and click “Create a node with AI”
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Add Your Prompt

Drag the Reddit MCP node to your canvas and add your prompt in the text box.
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Test Your Node

Run the node to see the results. If it works as expected, you’re all set! If you run into issues, check the troubleshooting tips below.
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Save and Reuse

Once your Reddit MCP node is working, save it to your library. You can now use this customized node in any workflow.

Example Prompts

Here are some prompts that work well with Reddit MCP:
Fetch the top 5 hot posts from r/marketing and return title, score, and permalink
For `Post URL`, return title, author, body_text, score, and comment_count
Search subreddits about "digital nomad" and return subreddit_name, subscribers, and description
Get the 10 newest comments for `Post URL` and return author, body_text, and score
Search users with the phrase "data scientist" in their bio and return username, karma, and account_created_date
Start with a single, focused action and specify the exact fields you want back - this keeps runs fast and outputs tidy.

Troubleshooting

If your Reddit MCP node isn’t working as expected, try these best practices:

Keep Prompts Simple and Specific

  • Good: “Fetch the top 3 hot posts from r/startups and return title and score”
  • Less efficient: “Fetch the top 10 posts from r/startups, summarize each one, then email the summaries to me”
For best results, keep Reddit MCP focused on one Reddit action, then pass the output to other nodes for summarization or emailing.

Match What Reddit Can Do

  • Good: “Delete Reddit post with Post URL
  • Less efficient: “Delete the post and update a Google Sheet with the result”
Reddit MCP excels at Reddit actions. To update spreadsheets, follow up with Google Sheets Updater in your workflow.

Break Complex Tasks Into Steps

Trying to do too much in a single prompt might cause timeouts or unexpected errors:
Search subreddits about AI, get the top 5 posts from each, summarize every post, and tweet the summaries
A more efficient approach is to split the work into smaller nodes:
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Step 1: Find Subreddits

Search subreddits about AI and return subreddit_name and ID
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Step 2: Get Posts

For each subreddit ID, fetch the top 5 posts and return post_id, title, and selftext
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Step 3: Summarize Posts

Summarize each post using Ask AI and return a concise summary
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Step 4: Publish Summaries

Send each summary via Tweet node with the post link
Connect these nodes sequentially in your workflow. The subreddit IDs from Step 1 feed into Step 2, post details from Step 2 feed into Step 3, and summaries from Step 3 go to Step 4.

Focus on Data Retrieval

Reddit MCP is great at getting information from Reddit. For analysis or content creation, pair it with other nodes. Example:
  • Good prompt: “Get Reddit post details for Post URL and return title, body_text, and score”
  • Less efficient: “Get post details and write a 500-word blog post about it”
Use Ask AI or another writing node for content creation. Keep Reddit MCP focused on retrieving or managing Reddit data.

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