Lurk MCP Server

An 800-comment Reddit thread costs ~120K tokens as raw JSON. Lurk delivers the same thread - full depth, every expanded reply - in a fraction of that. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting social media tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-21 · ★ 2 · #20 OF 46 MAINTAINED SOCIAL MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Lurk

before you install - you'll need

Set LURK_CLIENT_ID, LURK_CLIENT_SECRET, LURK_NO_UPDATE_CHECK before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add progenyalpha-reddit-lurker -- npx -y reddit-lurker

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "progenyalpha-reddit-lurker": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reddit-lurker"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package reddit-lurker - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.ProgenyAlpha is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Lurk can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Limitations (from the README)

- Public content only (without OAuth). Private and quarantined subreddits require lurk auth. - Deleted comments are ghosts. Reddit counts them in the total but no longer serves content. A "1,092-comment" thread may only have ~805 live comments. - No media download. Media URLs (images, video, galleries) are extracted as clickable links - not downloaded or embedded.

Latest releases

v1.0.1 · 2026-02-26

Adaptive cache, multi-sub search, URL handling, clickable links (#6) · Add adaptive cache, multi-sub search, NSFW filter, extended URL handling · Add benchmarks, error handling, and limitations to README · Add marker…

v1.0.0 · 2026-02-26

Initial release - Reddit reader for Claude Code · v1.0.0 - full-featured Reddit reader for LLM code editors

04 · Who maintains Lurk

lurk is maintained by progenyalpha. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/progenyalpha/reddit-lurker
category: social media - ranked #20 of 46 actively-maintained social media servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.ProgenyAlpha/lurk (active, first published 2026-03-27)
packages: npm:reddit-lurker

06 · Lurk FAQ

What is Lurk?

Is Lurk still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-21. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Lurk?

Run `npx -y reddit-lurker`. The README documents 3 environment variables (LURK_CLIENT_ID, LURK_CLIENT_SECRET, LURK_NO_UPDATE_CHECK) to set first. Set LURK_CLIENT_ID, LURK_CLIENT_SECRET, LURK_NO_UPDATE_CHECK before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Lurk run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Lurk

Alternatives to Lurk

Maintained social media servers if Lurk isn't the fit.

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