shekinahfire77/mcp-github-server-sse

MCP Connections

Model Context Protocol server connections for Claude Code, providing GitHub integration and other MCP services.

GitHub MCP Server

This repository contains a Node.js HTTP wrapper for GitHub's Model Context Protocol server, designed to be deployed on cloud platforms like Render.

Features

• Repository Management: Get repository information, list repositories
• Issue Management: List issues, create new issues
• File Operations: Read file contents from repositories
• Caching: Built-in response caching for better performance
• HTTP Interface: REST API endpoints for health checks and MCP communication

Setup

1. Environment Variables

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your GitHub token
   

2. GitHub Token Setup

   • Go to GitHub Settings > Personal Access Tokens
   • Create a new token with these scopes:
     • repo (Full control of private repositories)
     • read:packages (Download packages from GitHub Package Registry)
     • read:org (Read org and team membership, read org projects)

3. Local Development

   npm install
   npm start
   

Deployment to Render

1. Create Web Service on Render
2. Connect Repository: https://github.com/shekinahfire77/mcp-connections
3. Configure Environment:
   • Build Command: npm install
   • Start Command: npm start
   • Environment Variables:
     • GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: Your GitHub token

API Endpoints

• GET /health - Health check endpoint
• GET /mcp - MCP server information and capabilities

Available Tools

• github_get_repository - Get repository information
• github_list_repositories - List user repositories
• github_list_issues - List repository issues
• github_create_issue - Create new issue
• github_get_file_content - Read file contents

Usage with Claude Code

After deployment, add the MCP server to Claude Code:

claude mcp add github-mcp https://your-render-url.onrender.com/mcp -s local

License

MIT