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