reddit_user
Get a public Reddit user profile and recent activity. OAuth is optional for public reads.
This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-malamutemayhem-unclick-mcp-server/reddit-user.md
What reddit_user does on UnClick
AI agents call reddit_user to retrieve information from UnClick without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | — | |
username | string | Yes | |
access_token | string | — | Optional Reddit OAuth bearer token |
include_posts | boolean | — | |
include_comments | boolean | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why reddit_user is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available information from Reddit (user profiles and activity history). It performs queries without modifying, executing code, deleting data, or moving money. The optional OAuth mechanism and emphasis on public reads further confirm this is a data retrieval operation with no destructive or state-changing consequences.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Get a public Reddit user profile and recent activity' with 'OAuth is optional for public reads.' The verb 'Get' and focus on retrieval of public data indicates read-only access with no side effects.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (access_token)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs reddit_user safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and UnClick, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For reddit_user, this is the rule to start with:
reddit_user is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect UnClick, apply this rule, and every reddit_user call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about reddit_user
Get a public Reddit user profile and recent activity. OAuth is optional for public reads. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
reddit_user accepts 5 parameters: limit, username, access_token, include_posts, include_comments. Required: username. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the UnClick MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for reddit_user: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches UnClick. Nothing to install.
reddit_user is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the reddit_user rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for reddit_user. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
reddit_user is provided by the UnClick MCP server (@unclick/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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