What can mcp-reddit do?

subreddit hot thread retrieval with configurable limits, detailed post content retrieval with nested comment trees, mcp protocol tool exposure via fastmcp framework, oauth2-based reddit api authentication with credential management, multi-format post type detection and content extraction, formatted string output generation for llm consumption, configurable comment depth and limit parameters for context control, mcp server lifecycle management and entry point configuration, redditwarp library integration for reddit api client abstraction

mcp-reddit

MCP ServerFree

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for fetching and analyzing Reddit content.

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9 capabilities

Capabilities9 decomposed

subreddit hot thread retrieval with configurable limits

Medium confidence

Fetches trending posts from any specified subreddit by invoking the redditwarp library's Reddit API client, which authenticates using stored credentials (Client ID, Client Secret, Refresh Token) and returns a paginated list of hot submissions. The tool uses the @mcp.tool() decorator to expose this as an MCP-compatible function that accepts subreddit name and limit parameters, then formats results as human-readable strings for AI consumption. Supports configurable post limits (default 10) to control context window usage.

Solves for

I want to fetch the top trending posts from a specific subreddit to analyze community sentimentI need to retrieve recent hot threads from multiple subreddits for content researchI want to monitor trending discussions in a subreddit without manually visiting Reddit

Best for

AI agents analyzing Reddit trends and community discussions

LLM applications building research tools that need real-time subreddit data

Developers building Claude Desktop plugins that require Reddit integration

Requires

Python 3.11+

Reddit API credentials (Client ID, Client Secret, Refresh Token) from Reddit app preferences

MCP client compatible with FastMCP (Claude Desktop, mcp-client-cli, or equivalent)

Limitations

Returns only hot/trending posts, not new or controversial sorting options

Limited to string-formatted output; no structured JSON response for programmatic parsing

Subject to Reddit API rate limits (60 requests per minute for authenticated users)

What makes it unique

Exposes Reddit hot thread retrieval through MCP's standardized tool interface using FastMCP's @mcp.tool() decorator pattern, enabling seamless integration with Claude and other MCP clients without custom API wrappers. Uses redditwarp library for OAuth2-based authentication rather than PRAW, providing a lighter-weight dependency footprint.

vs alternatives

Simpler than building custom REST API wrappers because MCP handles protocol negotiation and tool schema generation automatically; more standardized than direct Reddit API calls because it works with any MCP-compatible client out-of-the-box.

detailed post content retrieval with nested comment trees

Medium confidence

Fetches complete post content including nested comment hierarchies by querying Reddit's API for a specific post ID, then recursively traversing comment trees up to configurable depth and comment limits. The implementation uses redditwarp's submission object model with isinstance() type checking to detect post types (TextPost, LinkPost, GalleryPost) and extract appropriate content fields (body, permalink, gallery_link). Returns formatted strings containing post metadata, body content, and flattened comment threads suitable for LLM analysis.

Solves for

I need to analyze a specific Reddit post and all its comments for sentiment analysis or discussion miningI want to retrieve a post's full context including top-level and nested replies for comprehensive understandingI need to extract discussion threads from Reddit for training data or research purposes

Best for

LLM-powered discussion analysis and summarization tools

Researchers building datasets from Reddit conversations

AI agents that need to understand full context of Reddit discussions before responding

Requires

Python 3.11+

Reddit API credentials with OAuth2 refresh token

Valid Reddit post ID (36-character alphanumeric identifier)

Limitations

Comment depth is limited to configurable levels (typically 3) to prevent exponential context explosion

Comment limit parameter (default 20) caps total comments retrieved, potentially missing important discussion threads

Nested comment formatting as strings loses structural information — no JSON tree representation

What makes it unique

Implements multi-format post type detection using isinstance() checks against redditwarp's TextPost, LinkPost, and GalleryPost classes, enabling uniform content extraction across different Reddit post types. Recursively traverses comment trees with configurable depth/limit parameters to balance context richness against token budget constraints.

vs alternatives

More flexible than PRAW-based solutions because redditwarp's type system enables cleaner post type discrimination; more efficient than naive recursive comment fetching because it respects depth and count limits to prevent runaway API calls.

mcp protocol tool exposure via fastmcp framework

Medium confidence

Exposes Reddit retrieval functions as MCP-compatible tools by wrapping them with FastMCP's @mcp.tool() decorator, which automatically generates tool schemas, handles protocol serialization, and manages the MCP server lifecycle. The server runs as an ASGI application via Uvicorn, listening for tool invocation requests from MCP clients (Claude Desktop, mcp-client-cli, etc.). FastMCP handles request/response marshalling, error handling, and tool discovery without requiring manual JSON-RPC implementation.

Solves for

I want to make Reddit data available to Claude Desktop without building a custom APII need to integrate Reddit retrieval into an MCP-compatible workflow without protocol boilerplateI want to expose Reddit tools to multiple MCP clients with a single server implementation

Best for

Developers building Claude Desktop plugins that need Reddit integration

Teams standardizing on MCP for LLM tool orchestration

Builders creating multi-tool MCP servers that combine Reddit with other data sources

Requires

Python 3.11+

FastMCP framework (installed via pyproject.toml dependencies)

Uvicorn ASGI server

Limitations

FastMCP abstraction adds ~50-100ms overhead per tool invocation for protocol marshalling

Tool schemas are auto-generated from function signatures — limited customization of parameter descriptions or validation rules

No built-in caching or request deduplication — each MCP client request triggers a fresh Reddit API call

What makes it unique

Uses FastMCP's declarative @mcp.tool() decorator pattern to eliminate manual MCP protocol implementation, automatically generating tool schemas and handling JSON-RPC serialization. Runs as a standalone ASGI server via Uvicorn, enabling deployment as a systemd service, Docker container, or Smithery-managed process without custom server code.

vs alternatives

Simpler than implementing raw MCP protocol handlers because FastMCP abstracts away JSON-RPC details; more maintainable than custom tool registration because decorator-based tools are self-documenting and auto-discoverable by MCP clients.

oauth2-based reddit api authentication with credential management

Medium confidence

Authenticates with Reddit's API using OAuth2 refresh token flow, storing Client ID, Client Secret, and Refresh Token as environment variables that are loaded at server startup. The redditwarp library handles token refresh automatically, maintaining session state across multiple API calls without requiring manual token management. Credentials are never embedded in code or logs, following security best practices for API key handling.

Solves for

I need to securely authenticate with Reddit's API without hardcoding credentialsI want automatic token refresh so my server doesn't break when access tokens expireI need to deploy this server to multiple environments with different Reddit app credentials

Best for

Production deployments of mcp-reddit requiring secure credential handling

Teams managing multiple Reddit app credentials across staging/production environments

Developers building self-hosted MCP servers that need to isolate credentials from code

Requires

Reddit app credentials (Client ID, Client Secret) from https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps

OAuth2 refresh token obtained via Reddit's authorization flow

Environment variables: REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET, REDDIT_REFRESH_TOKEN

Limitations

Requires manual credential rotation if Reddit app secret is compromised — no built-in key rotation mechanism

Refresh token must be obtained manually from Reddit's app preferences page — no automated OAuth2 flow UI

Environment variables are loaded at startup only — changing credentials requires server restart

What makes it unique

Delegates OAuth2 token management to redditwarp library, which handles refresh token flow automatically without custom token refresh logic. Stores credentials exclusively in environment variables, preventing accidental credential leakage in version control or logs.

vs alternatives

More secure than hardcoded credentials because environment variables are isolated from source code; more convenient than manual token refresh because redditwarp handles expiration automatically; more flexible than API key authentication because OAuth2 enables user-scoped permissions.

multi-format post type detection and content extraction

Medium confidence

Detects post types (TextPost, LinkPost, GalleryPost) using isinstance() checks against redditwarp's submission type classes, then extracts appropriate content fields for each type: submission.body for text posts, submission.permalink for link posts, submission.gallery_link for gallery posts. This pattern enables uniform content extraction across different post formats without conditional branching on post type strings, leveraging Python's type system for cleaner code.

Solves for

I need to extract content from different Reddit post types uniformly without type-specific logicI want to handle text, link, and gallery posts in a single retrieval functionI need to ensure all post types return comparable content for analysis

Best for

LLM applications analyzing diverse Reddit content types

Data extraction pipelines that need to handle mixed post formats

Researchers building Reddit datasets with heterogeneous post types

Requires

redditwarp library with TextPost, LinkPost, GalleryPost classes

Python 3.11+ with isinstance() type checking support

Limitations

Gallery posts return only gallery_link URL, not individual image metadata, captions, or image count

Video posts are not explicitly handled — may be classified as LinkPost with video URL

Cross-post detection is not implemented — cross-posts return the original post's content, not cross-post metadata

What makes it unique

Uses isinstance() checks against redditwarp's submission type hierarchy (TextPost, LinkPost, GalleryPost) rather than string-based type detection, enabling type-safe extraction with IDE autocomplete and static analysis support. Extracts content fields specific to each type (body, permalink, gallery_link) without generic fallbacks.

vs alternatives

More maintainable than string-based type detection because isinstance() is refactoring-safe and IDE-aware; more robust than duck-typing because it explicitly checks redditwarp's type system rather than assuming field existence.

formatted string output generation for llm consumption

Medium confidence

Transforms raw Reddit API responses into human-readable formatted strings optimized for LLM token efficiency and readability. Both fetch_reddit_hot_threads and fetch_reddit_post_content return formatted strings (not JSON) that include post metadata (title, score, author), content excerpts, and comment threads in a text-friendly layout. This approach prioritizes LLM-friendly formatting over structured data, reducing parsing overhead in the LLM's context window.

Solves for

I want Reddit data formatted as readable text that LLMs can easily parse and understandI need compact string output that doesn't waste tokens on JSON structure overheadI want human-readable formatting for debugging and manual inspection of retrieved content

Best for

LLM applications where token efficiency is critical

Debugging and manual inspection of Reddit data retrieval

Use cases where structured data parsing is unnecessary overhead

Requires

Python string formatting (f-strings or .format())

Limitations

String output cannot be programmatically parsed without regex or string splitting — no structured format

Formatting is optimized for LLM readability, not machine parsing — inconsistent delimiters or spacing may break parsing

No JSON alternative — clients requiring structured data must parse strings manually

What makes it unique

Prioritizes LLM-friendly text formatting over structured JSON output, reducing token overhead by embedding metadata directly in readable strings rather than JSON keys. Formats posts and comments as human-readable text blocks optimized for LLM parsing without requiring JSON deserialization.

vs alternatives

More token-efficient than JSON responses because text formatting avoids structural overhead; more readable than raw API responses because it includes formatted metadata and comment hierarchies; simpler for LLMs to parse than nested JSON structures.

configurable comment depth and limit parameters for context control

Medium confidence

Provides comment_limit (default 20) and comment_depth (default 3) parameters to fetch_reddit_post_content, enabling callers to control the scope of comment retrieval and prevent unbounded context expansion. The implementation respects these limits during recursive comment tree traversal, stopping at the specified depth or comment count to balance context richness against token budget constraints. This design allows LLM applications to tune retrieval based on available context window.

Solves for

I want to control how many comments are retrieved to fit within my LLM's context windowI need to limit comment depth to avoid deeply nested threads that add noiseI want to adjust retrieval scope dynamically based on available context budget

Best for

LLM applications with variable context windows (e.g., Claude 3 Opus vs Haiku)

Agents that need to tune retrieval scope based on remaining context budget

Cost-sensitive deployments where reducing API calls and token usage is critical

Requires

Integer parameters: comment_limit (1-100), comment_depth (1-10)

Limitations

Limits are applied globally across all comments, not per-thread — important nested discussions may be truncated

No intelligent comment ranking — limits apply to comment order from API, not by relevance or score

Depth limit is hard cutoff — comments at depth N+1 are completely excluded, even if high-quality

What makes it unique

Exposes comment_limit and comment_depth as configurable parameters to fetch_reddit_post_content, enabling callers to tune retrieval scope without modifying server code. Respects limits during recursive comment traversal, preventing exponential context expansion from deeply nested threads.

vs alternatives

More flexible than fixed comment limits because parameters are caller-configurable; more efficient than fetching all comments because limits prevent unnecessary API calls; more practical than unbounded retrieval because it prevents context window overflow.

mcp server lifecycle management and entry point configuration

Medium confidence

Configures mcp-reddit as a command-line entry point via pyproject.toml's [project.scripts] section, enabling invocation as 'mcp-reddit' command that triggers mcp.run() on the FastMCP instance. The server lifecycle is managed by FastMCP's run() method, which initializes the ASGI application, starts Uvicorn, and handles graceful shutdown. This pattern enables deployment as a systemd service, Docker container, or Smithery-managed process without custom server bootstrapping code.

Solves for

I want to run mcp-reddit as a standalone command-line tool without Python script boilerplateI need to deploy mcp-reddit as a systemd service or Docker container with standard lifecycle managementI want to integrate mcp-reddit into MCP client configurations (Claude Desktop, mcp-client-cli)

Best for

Developers deploying mcp-reddit as a system service or container

Teams integrating mcp-reddit into Claude Desktop or other MCP clients

Operators managing multiple MCP servers with standardized entry points

Requires

Python 3.11+

pyproject.toml with [project.scripts] entry point configuration

FastMCP framework with mcp.run() support

Limitations

Entry point is hardcoded in pyproject.toml — no runtime configuration of server port or host

FastMCP's run() method uses default Uvicorn settings — no customization of worker count or SSL configuration

Graceful shutdown relies on Uvicorn's signal handling — may not work in all deployment contexts (e.g., serverless)

What makes it unique

Configures mcp-reddit as a setuptools entry point via pyproject.toml, enabling single-command invocation ('mcp-reddit') that bootstraps the FastMCP server without requiring Python script execution. FastMCP's run() method handles ASGI initialization and Uvicorn lifecycle automatically.

vs alternatives

More user-friendly than manual Python script execution because entry point is discoverable via 'which mcp-reddit'; more portable than shell scripts because setuptools handles platform-specific path resolution; more standard than custom server code because it follows Python packaging conventions.

redditwarp library integration for reddit api client abstraction

Medium confidence

Abstracts Reddit API interactions through the redditwarp library, which provides high-level Python objects (Submission, Comment, TextPost, LinkPost, GalleryPost) instead of raw HTTP requests. redditwarp handles OAuth2 token management, request serialization, and response parsing automatically, reducing boilerplate compared to direct requests library usage. The server instantiates a redditwarp client once at startup and reuses it across all tool invocations.

Solves for

I want to interact with Reddit's API without managing HTTP requests and JSON parsing manuallyI need automatic OAuth2 token refresh without custom refresh logicI want type-safe Reddit objects (Submission, Comment) with IDE autocomplete support

Best for

Python developers building Reddit integrations who prefer high-level abstractions

Projects requiring automatic token management and error handling

Teams standardizing on redditwarp for Reddit API interactions

Requires

redditwarp library (specified in pyproject.toml dependencies)

Python 3.11+

Limitations

redditwarp is a third-party library — updates or deprecations may break compatibility

Limited documentation compared to PRAW — fewer Stack Overflow answers and examples

No built-in rate limit handling — exceeding Reddit's rate limits causes exceptions

What makes it unique

Uses redditwarp library for Reddit API abstraction instead of PRAW or raw requests, providing lightweight type-safe submission/comment objects with automatic OAuth2 token refresh. redditwarp's isinstance()-based type system enables clean post type detection without string comparisons.

vs alternatives

Lighter-weight than PRAW because redditwarp has fewer dependencies; more type-safe than raw requests because it provides Python objects with IDE autocomplete; more maintainable than custom API wrappers because redditwarp handles protocol details.

Capabilities are decomposed by AI analysis. Each maps to specific user intents and improves with match feedback.

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Best For

✓AI agents analyzing Reddit trends and community discussions
✓LLM applications building research tools that need real-time subreddit data
✓Developers building Claude Desktop plugins that require Reddit integration
✓LLM-powered discussion analysis and summarization tools
✓Researchers building datasets from Reddit conversations
✓AI agents that need to understand full context of Reddit discussions before responding
✓Developers building Claude Desktop plugins that need Reddit integration
✓Teams standardizing on MCP for LLM tool orchestration

Known Limitations

⚠Returns only hot/trending posts, not new or controversial sorting options
⚠Limited to string-formatted output; no structured JSON response for programmatic parsing
⚠Subject to Reddit API rate limits (60 requests per minute for authenticated users)
⚠No caching layer — each invocation makes a fresh API call, increasing latency
⚠Comment depth is limited to configurable levels (typically 3) to prevent exponential context explosion
⚠Comment limit parameter (default 20) caps total comments retrieved, potentially missing important discussion threads

Requirements

Python 3.11+Reddit API credentials (Client ID, Client Secret, Refresh Token) from Reddit app preferencesMCP client compatible with FastMCP (Claude Desktop, mcp-client-cli, or equivalent)Network connectivity to Reddit's API endpointsReddit API credentials with OAuth2 refresh tokenValid Reddit post ID (36-character alphanumeric identifier)MCP client with tool invocation supportFastMCP framework (installed via pyproject.toml dependencies)

Input / Output

Accepts: string (subreddit name, e.g., 'python', 'MachineLearning'), integer (limit, 1-100), string (post_id, e.g., 'abc123def456'), integer (comment_limit, default 20), integer (comment_depth, default 3), MCP tool invocation requests (JSON-RPC format), environment variables (string), redditwarp submission object, redditwarp submission and comment objects, integer (comment_limit), integer (comment_depth), command-line invocation (no arguments), subreddit name (string), post ID (string)

Produces: string (formatted human-readable list of posts with titles, scores, authors), string (formatted post content with metadata and flattened comment tree), MCP tool result responses (JSON-RPC format with string content), authenticated session (internal to redditwarp client), string (extracted content: body text, URL, or gallery link), string (formatted text with metadata and content), string (formatted post with limited comments), ASGI server process (listens for MCP requests), redditwarp Submission, Comment, TextPost, LinkPost, GalleryPost objects

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Quality24%(25% weight)

Ecosystem52%(25% weight)

Match Graph10%(15% weight)

Freshness75%(5% weight)

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Capabilities9 decomposed

subreddit hot thread retrieval with configurable limits

Medium confidence

Solves for

Best for

AI agents analyzing Reddit trends and community discussions

LLM applications building research tools that need real-time subreddit data

Developers building Claude Desktop plugins that require Reddit integration

Requires

Python 3.11+

Reddit API credentials (Client ID, Client Secret, Refresh Token) from Reddit app preferences

MCP client compatible with FastMCP (Claude Desktop, mcp-client-cli, or equivalent)

Limitations

Returns only hot/trending posts, not new or controversial sorting options

Limited to string-formatted output; no structured JSON response for programmatic parsing

Subject to Reddit API rate limits (60 requests per minute for authenticated users)

What makes it unique

vs alternatives

detailed post content retrieval with nested comment trees

Medium confidence

Solves for

Best for

LLM-powered discussion analysis and summarization tools

Researchers building datasets from Reddit conversations

AI agents that need to understand full context of Reddit discussions before responding

Requires

Python 3.11+

Reddit API credentials with OAuth2 refresh token

Valid Reddit post ID (36-character alphanumeric identifier)

Limitations

Comment depth is limited to configurable levels (typically 3) to prevent exponential context explosion

Comment limit parameter (default 20) caps total comments retrieved, potentially missing important discussion threads

Nested comment formatting as strings loses structural information — no JSON tree representation

What makes it unique

vs alternatives

mcp protocol tool exposure via fastmcp framework

Medium confidence

Solves for

Best for

Developers building Claude Desktop plugins that need Reddit integration

Teams standardizing on MCP for LLM tool orchestration

Builders creating multi-tool MCP servers that combine Reddit with other data sources

Requires

Python 3.11+

FastMCP framework (installed via pyproject.toml dependencies)

Uvicorn ASGI server

Limitations

FastMCP abstraction adds ~50-100ms overhead per tool invocation for protocol marshalling

Tool schemas are auto-generated from function signatures — limited customization of parameter descriptions or validation rules

No built-in caching or request deduplication — each MCP client request triggers a fresh Reddit API call

What makes it unique

vs alternatives

oauth2-based reddit api authentication with credential management

Medium confidence

Solves for

Best for

Production deployments of mcp-reddit requiring secure credential handling

Teams managing multiple Reddit app credentials across staging/production environments

Developers building self-hosted MCP servers that need to isolate credentials from code

Requires

Reddit app credentials (Client ID, Client Secret) from https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps

OAuth2 refresh token obtained via Reddit's authorization flow

Environment variables: REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET, REDDIT_REFRESH_TOKEN

Limitations

Requires manual credential rotation if Reddit app secret is compromised — no built-in key rotation mechanism

Refresh token must be obtained manually from Reddit's app preferences page — no automated OAuth2 flow UI

Environment variables are loaded at startup only — changing credentials requires server restart

What makes it unique

vs alternatives

multi-format post type detection and content extraction

Medium confidence

Solves for

Best for

LLM applications analyzing diverse Reddit content types

Data extraction pipelines that need to handle mixed post formats

Researchers building Reddit datasets with heterogeneous post types

Requires

redditwarp library with TextPost, LinkPost, GalleryPost classes

Python 3.11+ with isinstance() type checking support

Limitations

Gallery posts return only gallery_link URL, not individual image metadata, captions, or image count

Video posts are not explicitly handled — may be classified as LinkPost with video URL

Cross-post detection is not implemented — cross-posts return the original post's content, not cross-post metadata

What makes it unique

vs alternatives

formatted string output generation for llm consumption

Medium confidence

Solves for

Best for

LLM applications where token efficiency is critical

Debugging and manual inspection of Reddit data retrieval

Use cases where structured data parsing is unnecessary overhead

Requires

Python string formatting (f-strings or .format())

Limitations

String output cannot be programmatically parsed without regex or string splitting — no structured format

Formatting is optimized for LLM readability, not machine parsing — inconsistent delimiters or spacing may break parsing

No JSON alternative — clients requiring structured data must parse strings manually

What makes it unique

vs alternatives

configurable comment depth and limit parameters for context control

Medium confidence

Solves for

Best for

LLM applications with variable context windows (e.g., Claude 3 Opus vs Haiku)

Agents that need to tune retrieval scope based on remaining context budget

Cost-sensitive deployments where reducing API calls and token usage is critical

Requires

Integer parameters: comment_limit (1-100), comment_depth (1-10)

Limitations

Limits are applied globally across all comments, not per-thread — important nested discussions may be truncated

No intelligent comment ranking — limits apply to comment order from API, not by relevance or score

Depth limit is hard cutoff — comments at depth N+1 are completely excluded, even if high-quality

What makes it unique

vs alternatives

mcp server lifecycle management and entry point configuration

Medium confidence

Solves for

Best for

Developers deploying mcp-reddit as a system service or container

Teams integrating mcp-reddit into Claude Desktop or other MCP clients

Operators managing multiple MCP servers with standardized entry points

Requires

Python 3.11+

pyproject.toml with [project.scripts] entry point configuration

FastMCP framework with mcp.run() support

Limitations

Entry point is hardcoded in pyproject.toml — no runtime configuration of server port or host

FastMCP's run() method uses default Uvicorn settings — no customization of worker count or SSL configuration

Graceful shutdown relies on Uvicorn's signal handling — may not work in all deployment contexts (e.g., serverless)

What makes it unique

vs alternatives

redditwarp library integration for reddit api client abstraction

Medium confidence

Solves for

Best for

Python developers building Reddit integrations who prefer high-level abstractions

Projects requiring automatic token management and error handling

Teams standardizing on redditwarp for Reddit API interactions

Requires

redditwarp library (specified in pyproject.toml dependencies)

Python 3.11+

Limitations

redditwarp is a third-party library — updates or deprecations may break compatibility

Limited documentation compared to PRAW — fewer Stack Overflow answers and examples

No built-in rate limit handling — exceeding Reddit's rate limits causes exceptions

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Capabilities9 decomposed

subreddit hot thread retrieval with configurable limits

detailed post content retrieval with nested comment trees

mcp protocol tool exposure via fastmcp framework

oauth2-based reddit api authentication with credential management

multi-format post type detection and content extraction

formatted string output generation for llm consumption

configurable comment depth and limit parameters for context control

mcp server lifecycle management and entry point configuration

redditwarp library integration for reddit api client abstraction

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Capabilities9 decomposed

subreddit hot thread retrieval with configurable limits

detailed post content retrieval with nested comment trees

mcp protocol tool exposure via fastmcp framework

oauth2-based reddit api authentication with credential management

multi-format post type detection and content extraction

formatted string output generation for llm consumption

configurable comment depth and limit parameters for context control

mcp server lifecycle management and entry point configuration

redditwarp library integration for reddit api client abstraction

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