GitHub MCP Server

MCPOpen Source10.0

by marcusdb • DevOps & CI/CD

An unofficial MCP server that exposes GitHub API functionality (files, repos, issues, PRs, search, and more) for agents and automation.

Example Use Cases

1
Create, update, or batch-push files and branches in GitHub repositories while preserving commit history.
2
Automate issue and pull request workflows (create/update issues, add comments, manage labels, reviews, and merge PRs).
3
Perform advanced searches across code, issues/PRs, and users and integrate with tools like Claude Desktop via Docker or npx.

Description

A TypeScript implementation of an MCP server that wraps the GitHub API to enable repository/file operations, issue and PR management, search, and branch handling. It preserves Git history, supports automatic branch creation, batch file operations, and comprehensive error handling. The README includes usage examples for Docker and npx, and setup instructions requiring a GitHub Personal Access Token. It's built as an unofficial alternative with some custom additions on top of the original modelcontextprotocol server code.

Capabilities(46 total)

Tools (46)

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

C50/100

7/17 checks passed

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Quick Stats

Service TypeMCP

Pricing ModelFree

Capabilities46 Tools / 0 Prompts / 0 Resources

Ownermarcusdb

CategoryDevOps & CI/CD

DependenciesStandalone

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