GitHub MCP Server
apis By Anthropic
Description
Allows AI agents to search, view, create, and manage GitHub repositories, issues, pulls, and commits.
Install & Run Command
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github
Use this command in your Model Context Protocol client environment (e.g., Claude Desktop config or other orchestration transport setups).
mcp_config.json Snippet
Add this configuration block inside your local client mcpServers section:
"mcpServers":
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN"
}
}
}
}Server Details
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Author Anthropic
Category apis
Status Active / Stable
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