octocode-mcp vs gh-mcp

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

	octocode-mcp by bgauryy	gh-mcp by shuymn
Stars	★ 832	★ 29
30d uses	—	—
Score	52	44
Official	—	—
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsGitHub	Developer ToolsGitHubAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Go
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.

gh-mcp · Summary

GitHub CLI extension that runs github-mcp-server using existing gh authentication without manual PAT setup.

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

gh-mcp · Use cases

Integrating GitHub access with AI coding assistants that support MCP
Accessing GitHub repositories and issues without managing separate PATs
Enabling Claude Code or other MCP clients to interact with GitHub resources

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"]
    }
  }
}

gh-mcp · Install

Installation

gh extension install shuymn/gh-mcp

Configuration for Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "github": {
    "command": "gh",
    "args": ["mcp"]
  }
}

With environment variables:

{
  "github": {
    "command": "gh",
    "args": ["mcp"],
    "env": {
      "GITHUB_TOOLSETS": "repos,issues,pull_requests",
      "GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "1"
    }
  }
}

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