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GitHub MCP Server
Official MCP server for the GitHub API — issues, PRs, releases, files, and search from any AI agent.
4.9(426 reviews)
184,500 installs
by GitHub
About
The official GitHub MCP server lets your AI agent read and write to GitHub: open issues, create PRs, leave reviews, search code, manage releases, and edit files. Authenticated via fine-grained personal access tokens.
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MCP Configuration Example
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@github/github-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "ghp_xxxx"
}
}
}
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# Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@github/github-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "ghp_xxxx"
}
}
}
}G
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