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Can you promote in r/mcp?

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The short answer

Be transparent (disclose affiliation), only post about fully launched products using the showcase tag, avoid waitlists/landing pages, and ensure posts are high-quality and relevant.

What works here

  • Share fully launched products or demos
  • Use the showcase tag to indicate authorship
  • Disclose your affiliation when promoting

What gets posts removed

  • Posting waitlists or links to pre-launch landing pages
  • Astroturfing or pretending to be an unaffiliated user
  • Low-effort AI-generated promotional content

Where this comes from

View the current official rules on Reddit

No waitlists

The subreddit forbids links to announcements of future services and allows sharing only after a service is fully launched.

Disclosure required

Self-promotion is permitted but only with proper disclosure; pretending to be an unaffiliated user will get you banned.

Use showcase tag

Authors are asked to use the showcase tag to indicate authorship and intent when sharing work.

Quality control on AI promos

AI-generated, low-quality promotional content is banned and may result in a ban.

Official rules of r/mcp

  1. 01No waitlists
  2. 02No AI generated slop
  3. 03No astroturfing
  4. 04Use showcase tag to share your work

Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 8, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.

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