Retrieves detailed information for a specific Reddit comment or post using its fullname.
AI agents call REDDIT_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT to retrieve information from Reddit without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | — | Fullname of the comment or post to retrieve (e.g., 't1_c123456', 't3_x56789'). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool queries and returns data about an existing Reddit comment or post without any side effects. It is a straightforward read operation. Although the server supports destructive and write operations (delete_post, edit_post, create_post), this specific tool only retrieves information, making it a Read classification with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'RETRIEVE' and description states 'Retrieves detailed information for a specific Reddit comment or post'. No modification, deletion, creation, or execution is performed.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access REDDIT_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Reddit, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for REDDIT_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"REDDIT_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT": {}
}
}REDDIT_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Retrieves detailed information for a specific Reddit comment or post using its fullname. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Reddit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
REDDIT_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT accepts 1 parameter: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Reddit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for REDDIT_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT: 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 Reddit. Nothing to install.
REDDIT_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT 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_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT 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_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT. 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_RETRIEVE_SPECIFIC_COMMENT is provided by the Reddit MCP server (reddit-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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26 Reddit tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.