Tools

get_subredditrequired: subreddit

Get hot posts from a subreddit.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription

subredditreqstringSubreddit name without the r/ prefix (e.g. "programming")

limitoptnumberNumber of posts to return (default: 10, max: 100)

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Response

search_postsrequired: query

Search Reddit posts by query string.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription

queryreqstringSearch query

limitoptnumberNumber of results to return (default: 10, max: 100)

sortoptstringSort order: relevance, hot, top, new, comments (default: relevance)

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Response

get_postrequired: post_id

Get a Reddit post and its top-level comments by post ID.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription

post_idreqstringReddit post ID (the alphanumeric ID, e.g. "abc123")

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Response

Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools

bash

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/reddit/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Call a tool

bash

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/reddit/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_subreddit","arguments":{"subreddit": "example"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("get_subreddit", {"subreddit":"example"});

ask_pipeworx

// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("read public reddit posts, search across subreddits, and fetch post comments");

Related packs

Other Pipeworx packs in the same categories (Social, News, Media):

MCP Config

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-reddit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/reddit/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}