github-mcp-server

Overview

This GitHub MCP server offers comprehensive integration with GitHub's REST API, enabling AI models to interact with repositories, issues, pull requests, code, users, topics, and more. It provides 11 different tools for searching and retrieving various GitHub resources, with detailed pagination and filtering options. The server is built with TypeScript and follows the Model Context Protocol specification.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• search_repositories

  Search GitHub for repositories

  Try:Find repositories about machine learningTry:Search for repositories by 'github-mcp-server'
• search_issues

  Search issues from a repository

  Try:Find issues labeled 'bug' in the react repositoryTry:Search for issues about authentication in github-mcp-server
• search_commits

  Search commits from a repository

  Try:Find commits in the Vue.js repository by ' Evan You'Try:Search for commits related to 'performance' in React
• search_code

  Search code from a repository

  Try:Find code implementing 'JWT authentication' in a repositoryTry:Search for 'useEffect' examples in React codebase
• search_users

  Search users on GitHub

  Try:Find users who contribute to the TypeScript repositoryTry:Search for developers in the San Francisco area
• search_topics

  Search GitHub topics

  Try:Find repositories with 'machine-learning' topicTry:Search for 'blockchain' related topics
• search_labels

  Search labels in a repository

  Try:Find labels related to 'documentation' in a repositoryTry:Search for labels with 'bug' in the name
• list_repositories_issues

  List issues from a repository

  Try:List open issues in the angular/angular repositoryTry:Show me issues labeled 'help wanted' in vuejs/vue
• get_issue

  Get a specific issue from a repository

  Try:Get issue #1234 from facebook/reactTry:What's the details of issue #739 in modelcontextprotocol/servers
• list_repositories_pull_requests

  List pull requests from a repository

  Try:List open pull requests in the nodejs/node repositoryTry:Show me PRs labeled 'documentation' in vuejs/vue
• get_pull_request

  Get a specific pull request from a repository

  Try:Get PR #1234 from facebook/reactTry:What's the details of PR #717 in modelcontextprotocol/servers

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Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_personal_github_access_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What GitHub API endpoints does this server support?

The server supports 11 different tools for searching and retrieving repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, code, users, topics, and labels from GitHub.

How do I authenticate with GitHub using this server?

You need to create a personal access token in your GitHub account and set it as the GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable in the configuration.

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