modelcontextprotocol/github

4.2

github is hosted online, so all tools can be tested directly either in theInspector tabor in theOnline Client.

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MCP Server for the GitHub API, enabling file operations, repository management, search functionality, and more.

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MCPHub score:4.15

Has a README

Github repo has a README.md.

Has a License

Github repo has license info.

Server can be inspected

View server inspector

Server schema can be extracted

Can get at lease one tool info from the README or server.

Online hosted on MCPHub

Can be automatically deployed by MCPHub.

Has social accounts

Do not have any social accounts.

Claimed by the author or certified by MCPHub

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Author

modelcontextprotocol

Credentials

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Repository

https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived/tree/main/src/github

GitHub Stars

140

License

MIT License

Last publish date

2025-05-28

Last update date

2025-08-27

Server configs

in claude desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "mcp/github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

via npx in claude desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

in vs code

{
  "mcp": {
    "inputs": [
      {
        "type": "promptString",
        "id": "github_token",
        "description": "GitHub Personal Access Token",
        "password": true
      }
    ],
    "servers": {
      "github": {
        "command": "docker",
        "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/github"],
        "env": {
          "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:github_token}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

via npx in vs code

{
  "mcp": {
    "inputs": [
      {
        "type": "promptString",
        "id": "github_token",
        "description": "GitHub Personal Access Token",
        "password": true
      }
    ],
    "servers": {
      "github": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y",
          "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
        ],
        "env": {
          "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:github_token}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}