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GitHub API Claude Desktop Config

Add the GitHub API MCP server to Claude Desktop with this ready-to-use configuration.

Setup Instructions

  1. Open Claude Desktop
  2. Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config → claude_desktop_config.json
  3. Paste the JSON below into the file
  4. Set your OAuth2 in the env section
  5. Restart Claude Desktop

Configuration JSON

Copy the entire block into your claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_personal_access_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

GITHUB_TOKEN

Replace your_github_personal_access_token with your actual github token

Endpoints

GET/repos/{owner}/{repo}

Get a repository

GET/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues

List repository issues

GET/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls

List pull requests

GET/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}

Get repository content