MCP ConfigsApr 6, 2026·2 min read

GitHub MCP — Repository Management for AI Agents

Official GitHub MCP server that gives AI agents access to repos, issues, PRs, code search, and Actions. Create branches, review PRs, and manage projects via natural language. 5,000+ stars.

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Quick Use

Use it first, then decide how deep to go

This block should tell both the user and the agent what to copy, install, and apply first.

Add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Create a token at github.com/settings/tokens with repo, issues, pull_requests scopes. Restart Claude Code.

Intro

GitHub MCP is the official Model Context Protocol server for GitHub that gives AI agents full access to repositories, issues, pull requests, code search, and GitHub Actions with 5,000+ GitHub stars. Create branches, open PRs, review code, manage issues, and search across codebases — all through natural language. Your AI agent becomes a GitHub-native developer that can handle the entire PR lifecycle. Best for developers who want AI-assisted GitHub workflows. Works with: Claude Code, Cursor, any MCP client. Setup time: under 2 minutes.

Available Tools

Repository Operations

"List my recent repositories"
"Create a new branch called feat/rate-limiting from main"
"Show the file tree of the src/ directory"
"Read the contents of src/auth/handler.ts"

Issues

"Create an issue: 'Login fails with expired JWT' with label bug and priority high"
"List all open bugs assigned to me"
"Close issue #42 with comment: Fixed in PR #43"
"Search issues mentioning rate limiting"

Pull Requests

"Open a PR from feat/rate-limiting to main with title 'Add rate limiting'"
"Show the diff for PR #43"
"List review comments on PR #43"
"Merge PR #43 with squash"

Code Search

"Search the codebase for all usages of createUser function"
"Find files containing TODO comments"
"Search across all my repos for database connection strings"

GitHub Actions

"Show the status of recent workflow runs"
"Trigger the deploy workflow on main branch"
"Show logs for the failed CI run"

Use Cases

Automated PR Workflow

"Create a branch, commit the changes I just made, open a PR, and assign it to @alice for review"
→ Agent handles the entire flow

Issue Triage

"Show all unassigned bugs from the last week, add priority labels based on severity"
→ Agent reads issues, analyzes content, applies labels

Cross-Repo Search

"Find how other repos in our org implement rate limiting"
→ Agent searches across organization repos

Key Stats

  • 5,000+ GitHub stars
  • Official MCP implementation
  • Full repo, issue, PR management
  • Code search across repos
  • GitHub Actions integration

FAQ

Q: What is GitHub MCP? A: The official MCP server for GitHub that gives AI agents full access to repositories, issues, pull requests, code search, and Actions via natural language.

Q: Is GitHub MCP free? A: The MCP server is open-source. GitHub is free for public repos, paid plans for private.

Q: What token scopes are needed? A: repo for full access, or public_repo for public repos only. Add workflow for Actions.

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Source & Thanks

Created by Anthropic and GitHub. Licensed under MIT.

server-github — ⭐ 5,000+

Thanks for making GitHub a first-class MCP integration.

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