GitHub MCP Server

Name: GitHub MCP Server
Author: Anthropic / MCP Spec

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Enables AI models to search repositories, manage issues, inspect pull requests, read files, and trigger workflows directly on GitHub.

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Install

Terminal

$npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

mcp_config.json

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

Tools exposed4

search_repositories: Search GitHub repositories with topic, star, and language filters.
create_issue: Create an issue with title, body, assignees, and labels.
get_file_contents: Retrieve content of a file or directory at a specific branch or commit.
create_pull_request: Creates a pull request across branches.

Documentation

GitHub Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

Overview

The GitHub MCP Server connects your AI assistants to GitHub's REST and GraphQL APIs, enabling complete lifecycle management of code repositories.

Quick Setup

Add to your mcp_config.json or Claude Desktop Configuration:

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

Available Tools

search_repositories: Search repositories by language, stars, or topic.
create_issue: Open a new issue with labels and assignees.
get_file_contents: Read repository files at specific git refs.
create_pull_request: Submit pull requests automatically.

Sourced from the repository README.

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