GitHub

Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.

Good fit for

  • No install, runs remotely
  • Official from GitHub
  • Sign in with OAuth

Facts

Pricing
Unknown
Authentication
API key, OAuth
Transport
stdio, Streamable HTTP
Hosting
Local, Remote
Maker
Official
Access
Read and write
Language
TypeScript, Go
Install method
Docker, Remote URL
Operating system
Unknown
Client
VS Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf

Install

More clients (16)

Remote

claude mcp add --transport http github-mcp-server-2 https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ --header 'Authorization: <YOUR_VALUE>'

Local

claude mcp add --transport stdio github-mcp-server-2 -- docker run -i --rm -p 127.0.0.1:8085:8085 -e GITHUB_OAUTH_CALLBACK_PORT=8085 -e 'GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_VALUE>' ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:2.0.3

Env vars and secrets

  • GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENEnv varSecret

    GitHub Personal Access Token for authentication.

  • GITHUB_PATEnv varSecret

    Alternative name for GitHub Personal Access Token.

  • AuthorizationHeaderSecret

    Authorization header with authentication token (PAT or App token)

Tools

From the README

  • Repository Management

    Browse and query code, search files, analyze commits, and understand project structure.

  • Issue & PR Automation

    Create, update, and manage issues and pull requests.

  • CI/CD & Workflow Intelligence

    Monitor GitHub Actions workflow runs, analyze build failures, and manage releases.

  • Code Analysis

    Examine security findings, review Dependabot alerts, and understand code patterns.

  • Team Collaboration

    Access discussions, manage notifications, and analyze team activity.

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Score: 90

Popularity
100
Maintenance
100
Trust
73
Completeness
100
Community
50

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