octocode-mcp vs github-to-mcp

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	octocode-mcp by bgauryy	github-to-mcp by nirholas
Stars	★ 832	★ 28
30d uses	—	—
Score	52	45
Official	—	—
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsGitHub	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsGitHub
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

octocode-mcp · Summary

MCP server for semantic code research across GitHub/GitLab and local repositories with advanced LSP integration.

github-to-mcp · Summary

Converts GitHub repositories into MCP servers by extracting tools from OpenAPI, GraphQL & REST APIs.

octocode-mcp · Use cases

Code exploration and pattern matching across public and private repositories
Advanced code analysis and documentation generation using AST and dependency graphs
Pull request review with LSP flow tracing across multiple domains

github-to-mcp · Use cases

Enable AI assistants to explore and interact with codebases programmatically
Automatically generate MCP servers from existing API documentation
Integrate AI assistants with proprietary or internal code repositories

octocode-mcp · Install

Installation

Recommended: Octocode CLI

npx octocode-cli install

Manual MCP Configuration

Add to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octocode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["octocode-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

github-to-mcp · Install

Web UI (Easiest)

Visit [github-to-mcp.vercel.app](https://github-to-mcp.vercel.app) — Paste any GitHub URL, click Generate, download your MCP server.

CLI (One Command)

npx @nirholas/github-to-mcp https://github.com/stripe/stripe-node

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-repo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@nirholas/github-to-mcp", "https://github.com/your/repo"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

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