Social Superpowers

@pkobielak

About Social Superpowers

Hosted MCP for X/Twitter and Reddit. 12 read-only tools, no API keys, free during beta.

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Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "social-superpowers": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://superpowers.social/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

Get detailed content of a specific Reddit post with comments.

Get posts from a subreddit.

Get comments submitted by a specific Reddit user.

Get posts submitted by a specific Reddit user.

Search Reddit for posts matching a query.

Get trending news from X/Twitter.

Read a single tweet by URL or ID.

Search X/Twitter for tweets matching a query. Returns token-optimized results with engagement metrics.

Read an entire tweet thread/conversation.

Get recent tweets from a specific X/Twitter user.

Overview

What is Social Superpowers?

Social Superpowers is a hosted MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any agent runtime live tool-use access to X/Twitter and Reddit. It requires no API keys, scraping setup, or login, and is free during beta.

How to use Social Superpowers?

Connect to the endpoint https://superpowers.social/mcp via Streamable HTTP from any MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or any mcp.json-based client). No authentication is required during beta. The server exposes twelve read-only tools (five for X/Twitter, seven for Reddit).

Key features of Social Superpowers

Live read-only access to X/Twitter and Reddit.
Twelve tools covering search, threads, user profiles, subreddits.
No API keys, scraping setup, or login required.
Token-optimized responses (up to 90% smaller than raw API JSON).
Idempotent and schema-validated tool outputs.
Free during public beta with soft per-IP rate limits.

Use cases of Social Superpowers

Search X/Twitter for recent sentiment and engagement around a topic.
Read full Twitter conversation threads with replies.
Discover discussions on Reddit by searching posts or scanning subreddits.
Retrieve Reddit user profiles, submitted posts, and comments.
Ground AI agent responses with real-time social media data.

FAQ from Social Superpowers

What MCP transport does Social Superpowers use?

The server uses Streamable HTTP at https://superpowers.social/mcp, conforming to MCP spec version 2025-12-11.

Is authentication required to use the server?

No authentication is needed during the public beta. No OAuth, login, or credit card is required.

What are the rate limits?

Soft per-IP rate limits are in place during beta to keep the service open. You can contact the maintainers for higher limits.

Are the tools read-only?

Yes, all twelve tools are read-only and idempotent. They are designed for search and retrieval of public X/Twitter and Reddit content.

Where does the server run and is the code open-source?

The hosted gateway is closed-source; only the public manifest, examples, and docs are open-source under MIT. The MCP endpoint is maintained by Superpowers.social.

Frequently asked questions