shippie vs gh-mcp

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

	shippie by mattzcarey	gh-mcp by shuymn
Stars	★ 2,356	★ 29
30d uses	—	—
Score	54	44
Official	—	—
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsGitHub	Developer ToolsGitHubAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Go
Last commit	6 mo ago	this month

shippie · Summary

Shippie is an MCP client for code review that integrates AI models into CI/CD pipelines.

gh-mcp · Summary

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

shippie · Use cases

Automated code review in CI/CD pipelines to catch security issues and bugs early
Local code review of staged changes before committing
Integration with external tools via MCP for enhanced code analysis capabilities

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

shippie · Install

Installation

Install Shippie via npm:

npx shippie review

To use with Claude Desktop, configure MCP in your config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shippie": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["shippie", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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