Lurk

io.github.ProgenyAlphaPublished by GitHub account ProgenyAlphav1.0.2Updated Oct 26, 2026

Reddit reader for LLMs — full comment trees, 94% fewer tokens, one binary

VerifiedSTDIODesktop onlyWeb Search & Scraping

Overview

AI-generated overview

Lurk is a local Reddit reader for LLMs that serves full comment trees in a token-efficient form, installed as the npm package reddit-lurker.

What you can do
  • Read Reddit content, including complete comment trees, for an assistant.
  • Return thread content in a compressed form the description claims uses 94% fewer tokens.
  • Runs as a single local binary over stdio; no tool list is published, so exact operations are not documented.
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to read Reddit discussions and comment threads in depth without burning a large share of the context window on raw page content.
Requirements
A local runtime able to run the npm package reddit-lurker over stdio (Node.js implied by the npm package). Desktop only; no web execution. No authentication, environment variables or headers are declared.
Before you install
The description gives no detail on how Reddit is accessed, so rate limits, blocked requests or terms-of-service issues are possible. Content read from Reddit is third-party text that may be inaccurate or manipulative. No credentials are declared, but confirm what the package sends and where before installing.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Lurk in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

This repository has no README.

Tools

0
SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

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  1. v1.0.2LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

25% of the applicable checks met

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  • Reached in the last 30 days25 pts

    Keep the endpoint answering the MCP handshake; SourceWeft probes it every 30 days.

  • Auth declared10 pts

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  • Tools listed15 pts

    Answer tools/list without a credential, or ship a package that starts in a sandbox without one.

  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts

    Declare a GitHub repository with a README, or serve resource_documentation in the OAuth protected-resource metadata.

  • License10 pts

    Declare a license in the repository or the registry entry.