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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Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

create_or_update_file

Create or update a single file in a GitHub repository

search_repositories

Search for GitHub repositories

create_repository

Create a new GitHub repository in your account

get_file_contents

Get the contents of a file or directory from a GitHub repository

push_files

Push multiple files to a GitHub repository in a single commit

create_issue

Create a new issue in a GitHub repository

create_pull_request

Create a new pull request in a GitHub repository

fork_repository

Fork a GitHub repository to your account or specified organization

create_branch

Create a new branch in a GitHub repository

list_commits

Get list of commits of a branch in a GitHub repository

list_issues

List issues in a GitHub repository with filtering options

update_issue

Update an existing issue in a GitHub repository

add_issue_comment

Add a comment to an existing issue

search_code

Search for code across GitHub repositories

search_issues

Search for issues and pull requests across GitHub repositories

search_users

Search for users on GitHub

get_issue

Get details of a specific issue in a GitHub repository.

get_pull_request

Get details of a specific pull request

list_pull_requests

List and filter repository pull requests

create_pull_request_review

Create a review on a pull request

merge_pull_request

Merge a pull request

get_pull_request_files

Get the list of files changed in a pull request

get_pull_request_status

Get the combined status of all status checks for a pull request

update_pull_request_branch

Update a pull request branch with the latest changes from the base branch

get_pull_request_comments

Get the review comments on a pull request

get_pull_request_reviews

Get the reviews on a pull request

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

No resources

Author

modelcontextprotocol

Credentials

Claim Ownership

Verify you have write access to the repository

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}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}