r/mcp is a subreddit with 118k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses tired, built, open source, built a tool, and server.
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Popular Themes in r/mcp
#1
Solution Requests
: "A gateway that auto-blocks a compromised MCP client/agent in real time"
36 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "MCPanel, Manage your local MCP's with ease"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/mcp
#1
Tired
43 posts
#2
Built
43 posts
#3
Open Source
39 posts
#4
Built A Tool
37 posts
#5
Server
32 posts
#6
Cli
25 posts
#7
Mcp
24 posts
#8
Agent
13 posts
#9
Ai
11 posts
#10
Automation
7 posts
Flair Used in r/mcp
#1
showcase
: "manzanas: an MCP server so agents can drive iOS simulators by accessibility labels instead of screenshot-and-tap-coordinates (open source, MIT)"
24 posts
#2
server
: "OpenAPI MCP Server – A generic MCP server that dynamically exposes any OpenAPI-documented REST API to LLMs by auto-discovering endpoints. It provides tools for exploring API capabilities and making authenticated requests directly through natural language interfaces."
21 posts
#3
connector
: "Fortytwo MCP – Ask high-complexity questions where the best answer is required — coding, hard reasoning, and more."
16 posts
#4
resource
: "A gateway that auto-blocks a compromised MCP client/agent in real time"
7 posts
#5
discussion
: "Just make it read-only" is good advice, but some MCP servers have to write. How do you actually make that safe?"
3 posts
#6
question
: "Does anyone actually use MCP dashboards?"
3 posts
#7
article
: "One MCP call put 24,568 characters in my context. I wanted 1,768 of them."
1 post
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Yearly
+61k members(108.7%)
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Last updated: August 11, 2026