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Bluesky vs reddit-mcp-buddy
Bluesky has 18,295 GitHub stars, 2,837 forks, 2,400 open issues and last shipped yesterday. reddit-mcp-buddy has 828 stars, 101 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Bluesky leads on adoption by 2,110% (18,295 vs 828 stars). Bluesky is written in TypeScript under MIT; reddit-mcp-buddy is written in TypeScript under MIT. Bluesky has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, reddit-mcp-buddy 12%. Bluesky was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Bluesky | reddit-mcp-buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 828 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.8K | ⑂ 101 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Bluesky if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick reddit-mcp-buddy if
- You want the reddit-mcp-buddy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and reddit-mcp-buddy fits your workflow better
About Bluesky
Bluesky is the open source social application codebase for the Bluesky Social app. It lives in the AT Protocol ecosystem, also called atproto, and it is written in TypeScript as a React Native application. The project provides client code for Web, iOS, and Android, and it builds on open source atproto packages such as @atproto/api, which live in a separate repository.
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About reddit-mcp-buddy
Reddit MCP Buddy is a Model Context Protocol server that lets Claude Desktop and other AI assistants browse Reddit, search posts, and analyze user activity. It is written in TypeScript, distributed under the MIT license, and published on npm as reddit mcp buddy . The project lives in the MCP ecosystem, the tooling layer that connects AI assistants to external data sources, and its topic list ties it directly to Claude, MCP servers, and the Reddit API.
read the full reddit-mcp-buddy overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bluesky or reddit-mcp-buddy more popular?
Bluesky has 18,295 GitHub stars and reddit-mcp-buddy has 828. Bluesky has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bluesky and reddit-mcp-buddy free?
Both are open source. Bluesky is licensed under MIT and reddit-mcp-buddy under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bluesky and reddit-mcp-buddy?
Bluesky is written in TypeScript and reddit-mcp-buddy in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Bluesky or reddit-mcp-buddy?
Choose Bluesky if you want the larger community (18,295 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose reddit-mcp-buddy if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.