Do I need Reddit API credentials?

No. FishOut collects Reddit for your keywords on its own side; your assistant connects to FishOut with OAuth. There is no Reddit app, client secret or rate limit in your setup.

Is FishOut affected by Reddit’s 2026 API changes?

Reddit is changing how its public data can be reached through 2026 and into 2027, and every tool that reads Reddit is affected one way or another. FishOut is collecting Reddit today; if a change limits what we can collect, this page and the docs will say so rather than leave it implied.

Can my assistant post to Reddit through FishOut?

No. Automated posting is what gets accounts banned and what Reddit’s policy prohibits for spam. FishOut drafts a disclosed reply (from Plus) and you post it yourself.

Can I search all of Reddit with it?

No — your keywords, from when you added them plus backfill (2 days on Free, up to 90 on Business). For one-off searches of any subreddit, a credentialed DIY server is the tool, if you have API access.

How fast do Reddit posts arrive?

Hourly on every plan. From Plus, a Fast keyword checks Reddit every 15 minutes.

Reddit · MCP server

A Reddit MCP server without a Reddit app to register

Reddit closed self-service API access in November 2025, and the DIY servers now split into ones that need credentials you may not be able to get and ones that lean on feeds Reddit is retiring. FishOut collects Reddit for your keywords on its side and hands your assistant the threads where someone is asking for what you sell.

Remote MCP server · Streamable HTTP · OAuth

https://mcp.fishout.ai/mcp

Start free Prefer an inbox and alerts?

Free plan, checked hourly. Every 15 minutes on a Fast keyword, from Plus.

[01] ASK IT/ IN YOUR ASSISTANT

What a Reddit question looks like

Fixture brands and handles; real filters. Open the call for its arguments.

Claude · chatfishout · mcp

Find Reddit threads from this week where someone wants a form builder like Formtally.

list_mentionsread-onlyarguments

{
  "filter": {
    "platforms": [
      "reddit"
    ],
    "view": "leads",
    "from": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z",
    "minRelevance": 60
  },
  "limit": 5
}

r/smallbusinesspaperclip_ops4h

Need a form tool that does conditional logic without a $50 plan

Reply nowAsking for recommendations

r/nonprofitgrantwrangler1d

Moving off our survey tool after the price change — what did you pick?

Reply, carefullyAsking for recommendationsComplaint

Two good ones. r/smallbusiness is four hours old and asks for exactly your conditional logic on a free plan — answer the question and say who you are. r/nonprofit has strict self-promotion rules, so reply only if you can help without a link.

[02] DIY SERVERS/ DATED

What else answers “reddit mcp”

Search "reddit mcp" and you get a long list of open-source servers. They split by what they rest on: Reddit’s Data API, which now needs approval, or anonymous feeds, which are slow and changing. Here is what the popular ones say about themselves.

karanb192/reddit-mcp-buddy

Needs: None for browsing (10 req/min); client ID and secret for search (60–100 req/min)

stdio, 5 read-only tools; anonymous mode reads RSS; MIT

Arindam200/reddit-mcp

Needs: Reddit app client ID and secret; username and password to post

stdio, PRAW; search and user history, and create_post / reply tools; MIT

Reddit Data API

Needs: A registered OAuth app, approved under the Responsible Builder Policy

100 queries a minute per OAuth client ID

FishOut compared with A DIY server, feature by feature
	FishOut	A DIY server
Coverage
Reddit app to register	Advantage: None	Behind: Client ID and secret for search (approval required since Nov 2025)
Rate limit you manage	Advantage: None on Reddit; 120 MCP calls a minute to FishOut	Behind: 10–100 requests a minute by tier
Which threads are buyers	Advantage: Leads view, labels and a Reply call	Behind: Raw posts and scores
AI
Post or reply	Even: No — drafts you post yourself	Even: Yes with a password (Arindam200), which is how accounts get banned
Team
Ad-hoc search of any subreddit or user	Behind: Your keywords only	Advantage: Yes, with credentials
Price
Price and source	Behind: Free plan; commercial	Advantage: Free and open source

[03] COVERAGE/ REDDIT

Collected

Posts and comments across public subreddits, with the subreddit, the author’s handle and the score at collection. A comment arrives with the post it answers. Collection runs on FishOut’s side; if Reddit’s rules change what is collectable, this page will say so.

How often

Free plan, checked hourly. Every 15 minutes on a Fast keyword, from Plus. Keyword shapes and competitor coverage: Reddit monitoring.

[04] TOOLS/ ANNOTATED

The calls that matter here

5 of 115. “Asks first” marks a destructive hint.

ToolWhat it does hereArguments

list_mentionsread-only
The Leads view on Reddit: people asking for recommendations or comparing, above a relevance floor.
filter: {"platforms":["reddit"],"view":"leads","minRelevance":60}
get_mentionread-only
The post or comment with its thread, and the subreddit, before you decide to answer.
—
get_mention_facetsread-only
Which subreddits your mentions come from, to narrow or mute.
—
create_mutewrite
Mutes a subreddit that matches your keyword for the wrong reason.
kind: "source", value: "r/formula1", platform: "reddit"
request_reply_draftwrite
A disclosed, link-free draft; you post it from your own account. From Plus.
tone: "helpful"

[05] CONNECT/ ONE URL

Pick your assistant

OAuth sign-in; no key to paste.

Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector

https://mcp.fishout.ai/mcp

Paste the URL, keep Claude’s published identity, and sign in to FishOut.

Claude guide

[06] WHAT TO ASK/ REDDIT

Five Reddit prompts

Longer jobs are playbooks.

prompts

1Which Reddit threads this week are people asking for a tool like ours?
2Who is complaining about our competitor’s price change on Reddit?
3Which subreddits mention us most, and which are noise?
4Mute r/formula1 — our name is a racing term there.
5Draft a reply to the r/smallbusiness thread. No link, say who I am.

[07] IN THE APP/ INBOX

And when you would rather look than ask

“Need a form tool that does conditional logic without a $50 plan”, opened in the inbox.

Views

Reply now6

Leads14

Switchers5

Support9

Filtered212

Saved views

Reddit this week

Reply now· Best first6

r/smallbusinesspaperclip_ops4h

Need a form tool that does conditional logic without a $50 plan

Reply nowAsking for recommendations

r/nonprofitgrantwrangler1d

Moving off our survey tool after the price change — what did you pick?

Reply, carefullyAsking for recommendationsComplaint

r/smallbusinesspaperclip_ops4h

Need a form tool that does conditional logic without a $50 plan

Intake form for a two-person agency. Show these fields only if they pick “retainer”. Everything I tried gates that behind the expensive tier.

Relevance

Matches your briefAsking for helpNot answered yetFresh

Labels · Reply call

Reply nowAsking for recommendations

Answer the question directly

Draft reply

Conditional fields on a free plan exist — I work on Formtally, which has them, but a couple of others do too. Whatever you pick, check whether logic counts toward a response limit; that is where the cheap plans catch you.