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mcp-github-project-manager
by kunwarVivek
gistpad-mcp
by lostintangent
Stars★ 88★ 192
30d uses
Score4647
Official
Categories
GitHubDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
GitHubProductivityKnowledge Graph
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last commit4 mo ago4 mo ago

mcp-github-project-manager · Summary

An MCP server for GitHub project management with AI-powered task generation and requirements traceability.

gistpad-mcp · Summary

MCP server for managing knowledge, notes and prompts via GitHub Gists with extensive tooling for gist operations.

mcp-github-project-manager · Use cases

  • AI-assisted project planning with automatic PRD generation from project ideas
  • Automated task breakdown with complexity analysis and effort estimation
  • Requirements traceability management with bidirectional links and impact analysis

gistpad-mcp · Use cases

  • Managing personal knowledge bases stored as GitHub Gists
  • Creating and tracking daily todos and notes
  • Building and sharing reusable prompts with AI assistants

mcp-github-project-manager · Install

Installation

Option 1: Install from npm (recommended)

npm install -g mcp-github-project-manager

Option 2: Install from source

git clone https://github.com/kunwarVivek/mcp-github-project-manager.git
cd mcp-github-project-mannpm install
npm run build

Set up environment variables

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

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-project-manager": {
      "command": "mcp-github-project-manager",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

gistpad-mcp · Install

Installation

  1. Install the [GistPad VS Code extension](https://aka.ms/gistpad) for seamless integration
  1. For other MCP clients:

``json { "mcpServers": { "gistpad": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "gistpad-mcp"], "env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_PAT>" } } } } ``

  1. Optional: Add flags to enable additional features: --daily, --starred, --archived, --prompts
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