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PullPush Reddit

Search Reddit comments and submissions via PullPush.io with filtering by subreddit, author, and date

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pullpush-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the PullPush.io Reddit API. This allows Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants to search Reddit comments and submissions.

PullPush.io provides access to Reddit's historical data, making it possible to search posts and comments that may no longer be available through Reddit's official API.

Tools

search_comments

Search Reddit comments with the following parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
qstringSearch query across all comment fields
subredditstringFilter by subreddit (without r/ prefix)
authorstringFilter by username
afterstringResults after date (epoch or relative: 30d, 1y)
beforestringResults before date (epoch or relative: 30d, 1y)
sortasc | descSort order (default: desc)
sort_typecreated_utc | scoreSort field (default: created_utc)
sizenumberResults to return (1-100, default: 100)

search_submissions

Search Reddit posts/submissions with the following parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
qstringSearch query across all fields
subredditstringFilter by subreddit (without r/ prefix)
authorstringFilter by username
titlestringSearch in titles only
selftextstringSearch in post body only
afterstringResults after date (epoch or relative: 30d, 1y)
beforestringResults before date (epoch or relative: 30d, 1y)
sortasc | descSort order (default: desc)
sort_typecreated_utc | score | num_commentsSort field
sizenumberResults to return (1-100, default: 25)
scorestringFilter by score (>100, <50, or exact)
num_commentsstringFilter by comment count (>10, <5, or exact)
over_18booleanFilter NSFW content
is_videobooleanFilter video posts
lockedbooleanFilter locked posts
stickiedbooleanFilter stickied posts
spoilerbooleanFilter spoiler posts

Installation

npm (recommended)

npm install -g pullpush-mcp

From source

git clone https://github.com/jacklenzotti/pullpush-mcp.git
cd pullpush-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Using npm (recommended):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pullpush": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "pullpush-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Using a local build:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pullpush": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/pullpush-mcp/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after updating the config.

Example Prompts

Once configured, you can ask Claude:

  • "Find all posts by user spez from the last year"
  • "Search for comments mentioning 'typescript' in r/programming"
  • "Show me the top 20 posts in r/LocalLLaMA sorted by score"
  • "Find comments by user GovSchwarzenegger"
  • "Search r/machinelearning for posts about transformers with more than 100 upvotes"

Development

# Build
npm run build

# Type check
npm run typecheck

# Test with MCP Inspector
npm run inspect

API Reference

This server uses the PullPush.io API. PullPush provides free access to Reddit's historical data without requiring authentication.

License

MIT

Installation

Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:

bash
npx -y pullpush-mcp

Set up in your AI client

Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-jacklenzotti-pullpush-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pullpush-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.

Claude Desktop setup reference

Package

pullpush-mcpnpm

Compatible MCP Clients

PullPush Reddit works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.

  • Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.
  • Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect.
  • VS Code.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.
  • Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect.
  • Claude Code.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.

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