GitHub MCP Server

Comprehensive GitHub integration for AI coding assistants.

Features

• Repository Access: Read files, commits, branches
• Issue Management: Create, update, close issues
• Pull Requests: Review code, suggest changes
• Search: Find code, issues, discussions

Installation

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Configuration

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

Capabilities

• Read repository contents
• Create and update files
• Manage issues and labels
• Review pull requests
• Search across repositories

Token Permissions

Create a Personal Access Token with:

• repo (full repository access)
• read:org (for organization repos)