github-brain

Overview

GitHub Brain is an experimental MCP server that complements the official GitHub MCP server by storing GitHub data in a local database. This approach enables faster responses, overcomes the standard 100-item API limit, and provides token-efficient Markdown output. The server is programmed in Markdown, making it accessible to developers while maintaining functionality. It supports both OAuth and Personal Access Token authentication methods.

Try asking AI

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

• pull

  Populate the local database with GitHub data

  Try:Pull latest GitHub data for the organizationTry:Update the local database with new GitHub information
• query_github

  Query GitHub data from the local database

  Try:What are the contributions of user X in the last month?Try:Summarize this month's discussions

Note: Tool names inferred from usage description and examples. The README doesn't explicitly list MCP tool names but describes functionality that would likely be exposed as MCP tools.

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Installation

npm i -g github-brain

npx github-brain@latest

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-brain": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "github-brain",
      "args": ["mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ORGANIZATION": "your-org"
      }
    }
}

FAQ

How does GitHub Brain differ from the official GitHub MCP server?

GitHub Brain stores data in a local database for faster responses, allows more than the 100-item API limit, and provides more token-efficient Markdown output.

What authentication methods are supported?

GitHub Brain supports both GitHub OAuth (recommended) and Personal Access Tokens for authentication.

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