`get_post`

Pack: reddit · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_post for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get a Reddit post and its comments by post ID. Returns the post (title, author, body, permalink) and the comment threads (author, body, date). Vote scores aren’t available via Reddit RSS.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`post_id`	string	yes	Reddit post ID (alphanumeric, e.g. “abc123”).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "post_id": "abc123def456"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/reddit/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_post","arguments":{"post_id":"abc123def456"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_post', {
  "post_id": "abc123def456"
});

Response shape

Always returns: ok, post, comments

Field	Type	Description
`ok`	boolean
`post`	object
`comment_count`	number
`comments`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A single post with its comment thread, served from Reddit RSS.",
  "properties": {
    "ok": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "post": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "author": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "subreddit": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "permalink": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "body": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Post self-text, separated from the comments"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "id",
        "title",
        "author",
        "permalink"
      ]
    },
    "comment_count": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "comments": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "author": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "body": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "permalink": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO-8601 timestamp"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "author",
          "body"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ok",
    "post",
    "comments"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the reddit pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reddit": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/reddit/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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