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Reddit Ads MCP Server

API key required

Reddit Ads MCP server: 31 read tools, 22 opt-in preview-first writes.

To add Reddit Ads to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 7 environment variables, listed below.

Install

npx -y @getmcpads/reddit-ads-mcp-server@1.0.1

Environment variables

REDDIT_ADS_ACCESS_TOKENSet in your MCP config
REDDIT_ADS_REFRESH_TOKENSet in your MCP config
REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_IDSet in your MCP config
REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_SECRETSet in your MCP config
REDDIT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDSSet in your MCP config
REDDIT_ADS_ENABLE_WRITESSet in your MCP config
REDDIT_ADS_USER_AGENTSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add reddit-ads --env REDDIT_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_REDDIT_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN> --env REDDIT_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_REDDIT_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN> --env REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_ID> --env REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET> --env REDDIT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS=<YOUR_REDDIT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS> --env REDDIT_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES=<YOUR_REDDIT_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES> --env REDDIT_ADS_USER_AGENT=<YOUR_REDDIT_ADS_USER_AGENT> -- npx -y @getmcpads/reddit-ads-mcp-server@1.0.1

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

Reddit Ads exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

REDDIT_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN
REDDIT_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN
REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_ID
REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET
REDDIT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS
REDDIT_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES
REDDIT_ADS_USER_AGENT

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Reddit Ads?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Reddit Ads to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with Reddit Ads?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Reddit Ads as well.

Does Reddit Ads need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: REDDIT_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN, REDDIT_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN, REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_ID, REDDIT_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET, REDDIT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS, REDDIT_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES, REDDIT_ADS_USER_AGENT. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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