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GitHub MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol server that exposes read-only GitHub tools to LLM clients, enabling browsing of open issues, pull requests, issue details, and recent repository activity via natural language.

✓ Verified MIT last commit 6 months ago commerce
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About GitHub MCP Server

GitHub MCP Server is an MCP server published by github in the Developer Tools category: a Model Context Protocol server that exposes read-only GitHub tools to LLM clients, enabling browsing of open issues, pull requests, issue details, and recent repository activity via natural language. It has been installed 0 times through Conduid.

The repository has 28K stars and 3.7K forks, with the last commit 6 months ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues (0) before depending on it in production.

Install

Install
npx github-mcp-server
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claude mcp add github-mcp-server -- npx -y github-mcp-server
npx
npx -y github-mcp-server

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

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Releases

v1.11.0GitHub MCP Server 1.11.0 · 25 Aug 2026Highlights Smarter OAuth challenges:** per-call scope checks request only the permissions each tool invocation needs with runtime checks where required. Improved browser OAuth support:** CORS now works across OAuth discovery routes, with…
v1.10.1GitHub MCP Server 1.10.1 · 20 Aug 2026What's Changed Fix add_issue_comment schema compatibility regression by @SamMorrowDrums in https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pull/3127 Full Changelog**: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/compare/v1.10.0...v1.10.1
v1.10.0GitHub MCP Server 1.10.0 · 19 Aug 2026Highlights v1.10.0 is a substantial security, reliability, and compatibility release for the GitHub MCP Server. Safer by default Added confirmed repository deletion with form elicitation and protected multi-round-trip state…
v1.9.0GitHub MCP Server 1.9.0 · 10 Aug 2026Changelog cdfa34e0a9d3e1ae6825345471f25185dd61d74e Order list_label results by issue count (descending) (#2974) What's Changed Clarify that create_or_update_file content is plain text, not base64 by @ericsciple in…
v1.8.0GitHub MCP Server 1.8.0 · 30 Jul 2026Highlights Tool response filtering: We added a new `fields` parameter to selected tools which allows models to specify which fields they need when they call those tools, thus shrinking tool response size and optimizing context usage.…

README

GitHub MCP Server

The official GitHub MCP Server provides comprehensive access to GitHub's API through the Model Context Protocol.

Features

  • Full repository management (create, fork, configure)
  • Pull request workflows with review, merge, and conflict resolution
  • Issue tracking with label management and milestone support
  • Code search across repositories with regex support
  • Commit history and diff viewing
  • Actions workflow management and monitoring
  • Branch protection rule management

Authentication

Requires a GitHub Personal Access Token with appropriate scopes:

export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here

Or configure via MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@github/mcp-server"],
      "env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token" }
    }
  }
}

Tools Available

Tool Description
create_repository Create a new repository
list_pull_requests List PRs with filters
create_issue Create an issue
search_code Search code across repos
get_file_contents Read file from repo
push_files Commit and push changes

README mirrored from the source repository 18 days ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About GitHub MCP Server

How do I install GitHub MCP Server?

Run npx github-mcp-server, then add the server to your MCP client's configuration. Conduid has recorded 0 installs, so the command is known to work with current clients.

Is GitHub MCP Server safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 94 out of 100 (excellent). It passes 1 of 1 static security checks. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is GitHub MCP Server still maintained?

Yes — the latest release is v1.11.0 (25 Aug 2026), and the last commit was 6 months ago. The repository has 28K stars and 0 open issues.