GitHub MCP Server

Stabledevelopment

★3200 starsTypeScriptGitHub

About

Overview

The GitHub MCP Server gives AI agents full access to GitHub operations. Create and manage repositories, file issues, review and merge pull requests, search code, manage branches, and work with GitHub Actions. Uses GitHub personal access tokens for authentication.

Capabilities

Tools & Capabilities

⚡create_issue

Create a new issue in a repository

⚡create_pull_request

Create a pull request

⚡search_code

Search for code across repositories

⚡get_file_contents

Get file contents from a repository

⚡list_commits

List recent commits on a branch

⚡create_or_update_file

Create or update a file in a repository

⚡push_files

Push multiple files in a single commit

Setup

Installation

bash

Install

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Examples

Example Usage

javascript

Usage

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "ghp_your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Quick Info

AuthorGitHub

LanguageTypeScript

StatusStable

Stars★ 3200

Last UpdatedFeb 12, 2026