GitHub

Official

Access GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests.

About GitHub MCP Server

The GitHub MCP server provides a comprehensive interface for AI applications to interact with github features. It enables AI assistants to help with various tasks related to development workflows.

Features

Tools
Resources
Prompts

Category

Development
Getting Started

To use the GitHub MCP server in your AI application, follow these steps:

  1. Install the MCP client SDK for your platform
  2. Connect to the GitHub MCP server
  3. Authenticate with your GitHub credentials
  4. Start using the tools, resources, and prompts provided by the server

Example Code


// Connect to the GitHub MCP server
const server = await mcp.connect("github");

// Authenticate
await server.authenticate();

// Use a tool
const result = await server.tools.listRepositories({
  // Parameters
});

// Access a resource
const resource = await server.resources.repositoryContent({
  // Parameters
});

// Use a prompt
const response = await server.prompts.summarizePR({
  // Parameters
});
                      
Installation

npm

npm install @mcp/server-github

pip

pip install mcp-server-github
Compatible With
Claude for Desktop
Perplexity
Cursor
MCP Agent Framework