mcp server

GitHub

GitHub's official MCP server for repos, issues, pull requests, Actions runs and code scanning alerts.

github/github-mcp-serverofficiallistedunreviewednot running here yet

Set up

Hosted by its author. Add the URL to your agent — nothing to install.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: GitHub
URL:  https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

same format Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI, Junie, JetBrains AI Assistant, Augment (Auggie CLI), Factory Droid, Kiro, Devin CLI +12

Values in angle brackets are placeholders. Restart Claude Desktop after editing its config.Claude Desktop docs

Tools provided

As listed by the project. Your agent asks before calling them, depending on its settings.

issue_readRead an issue
issue_writeCreate or update an issue
list_issuesList issues in a repository
search_issuesSearch issues
list_pull_requestsList pull requests
pull_request_readRead a pull request
create_pull_requestOpen a pull request
merge_pull_requestMerge a pull request
actions_listList GitHub Actions workflows and runs
get_job_logsFetch Actions job logs
list_code_scanning_alertsList code scanning alerts

README

synced Oct 13, 2026

GitHub

GitHub's official MCP server for repos, issues, pull requests, Actions runs and code scanning alerts.

Install

Hosted endpoint:

https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN`	Yes	PAT for github.com or GHES; OAuth login is an alternative on github.com
`GITHUB_HOST`	No	GitHub Enterprise Server or ghe.com host

Tools

issue_read — Read an issue
issue_write — Create or update an issue
list_issues — List issues in a repository
search_issues — Search issues
list_pull_requests — List pull requests
pull_request_read — Read a pull request
create_pull_request — Open a pull request
merge_pull_request — Merge a pull request
actions_list — List GitHub Actions workflows and runs
get_job_logs — Fetch Actions job logs
list_code_scanning_alerts — List code scanning alerts

About this listing

Details were gathered from the project's public pages on 2026-10-13 and have not been reviewed by a person yet. Read the project's own documentation before giving it access to anything sensitive.

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