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GitHub API MCP Server

Access GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and more. Integrate GitHub workflows directly into your AI agent.

Quick Setup

Transport: STDIO

Command: npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Environment Variables

GITHUB_TOKEN

Example: your_github_personal_access_token

MCP Server Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings.

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

Official Documentation →GitHub →