GitHub MCP Server

MCPOpen Source13.8

by AlexKissiJr • Workflow & Task Management

An MCP server that exposes comprehensive GitHub API operations so agents can programmatically manage files, repositories, issues, pull requests, and perform advanced searches.

Example Use Cases

1
Read, create, and update files or push multiple files to GitHub repositories while preserving Git history and automatically creating branches.
2
Manage repository workflows — create branches, open/update/merge pull requests, add reviews/comments, and list or update issues programmatically.
3
Perform advanced searches across code, issues/PRs, and users and to programmatically create or fork repositories.

Description

This MCP server provides a full-featured interface to the GitHub API, enabling file operations (single and batch), repository and branch management, issue and PR workflows, code/issue/user search, and more. It preserves Git history, performs automatic branch creation when needed, and includes comprehensive error handling. The server can be run via Docker or NPX and is designed to integrate with agent platforms (example config provided for Claude Desktop) using a GitHub Personal Access Token.

Capabilities(26 total)

Tools (26)

create_or_update_file

Create or update a single file in a GitHub repository

owner:string*repo:string*path:string*content:string*message:string*branch:string*sha:string

search_repositories

Search for GitHub repositories

query:string*page:numberperPage:number

create_repository

Create a new GitHub repository in your account

name:string*description:stringprivate:booleanautoInit:boolean

get_file_contents

Get the contents of a file or directory from a GitHub repository

owner:string*repo:string*path:string*branch:string

push_files

Push multiple files to a GitHub repository in a single commit

owner:string*repo:string*branch:string*files:array*message:string*

Quick Actions

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Security

Scanned 2 month(s) ago

Risk Level

MINIMAL

Read-only data retrieval, no side effects

Trust Score

C59/100

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Quick Stats

Service TypeMCP

Pricing ModelFree

Capabilities26 Tools / 0 Prompts / 0 Resources

OwnerAlexKissiJr

CategoryWorkflow & Task Management

DependenciesStandalone

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