GitHub Repository Ingestor

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Fetch a concise summary (name, description, language, stars, forks, dates) of a GitHub repository to decide whether to analyze it further.

• 2

  Inspect the full directory structure of a repository to locate modules, documentation, or code of interest before fetching files.

• 3

  Retrieve the contents of specific files (e.g., package.json, README.md, source files) from a repository for analysis or indexing.

Description

MCP-GitIngest provides tools for MCP clients (like Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor) to fetch GitHub repository metadata, full directory trees, and file contents. It simplifies integrating repository information into agent workflows by exposing dedicated tools for summaries, tree listings, and specific file retrieval. The project is installable from npm or source and is intended to speed up repository inspection and content access for downstream agents and automation.