Overview

The GitHub MCP Server is GitHub's official Model Context Protocol server. It connects AI tools directly to GitHub's platform, enabling AI agents to read repositories, manage issues and PRs, analyze code, monitor CI/CD workflows, and automate team processes — all through natural language.

Official Server:

Developed and maintained by GitHub

Key Features

📁

Repository Management

Browse and query code, search files, analyze commits, and understand project structure

📝

Issue & PR Automation

Create, update, and manage issues and pull requests with AI-assisted triage and review

🔄

CI/CD Intelligence

Monitor Actions workflows, analyze build failures, manage releases

🛡️

Code Security

Examine security findings, review Dependabot alerts, and manage secret scanning

👥

Team Collaboration

Access discussions, manage notifications, analyze team activity and organizations

🔌

Remote & Local Modes

Use GitHub-hosted remote server or run locally via Docker for full control

Available Toolsets

The server organizes tools into configurable toolsets. Enable only what you need.

Toolset	Description
`repos`	Browse repositories, read files, search code, analyze commits
`issues`	Create, read, update, search, and assign issues
`pull_requests`	Create, review, merge, and manage PRs
`actions`	Monitor workflows, trigger runs, view logs
`code_security`	View code scanning alerts and security findings
`discussions`	Read and list team discussions
`gists`	Create, read, and manage gists
`git`	Low-level Git operations via GitHub API
`orgs`	Manage organization teams and members
`projects`	Work with GitHub Projects boards
`dependabot`	Review and manage dependency alerts
`notifications`	Access and manage GitHub notifications

Key Tool Examples

get_file_contents▶

Retrieve file contents from any repository you have access to.

{
  "owner": "vercel",
  "repo": "next.js",
  "path": "packages/next/README.md"
}

issue_write▶

Create or update issues with labels, assignees, and milestones.

{
  "method": "create",
  "owner": "my-org",
  "repo": "my-repo",
  "title": "Add dark mode support",
  "body": "Implement dark mode toggle in settings",
  "labels": ["enhancement", "frontend"]
}

search_code▶

Search code across repositories with query syntax and filtering.

{
  "query": "useEffect cleanup function",
  "owner": "facebook",
  "repo": "react",
  "language": "typescript"
}

actions_get▶

Get details of Actions workflows, runs, jobs, and artifacts.

{
  "method": "get_workflow_run",
  "owner": "my-org",
  "repo": "my-repo",
  "resource_id": "1234567890"
}

Installation

{
  "servers": {
    "github": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Authentication:

Remote mode uses OAuth via your MCP host. Local Docker mode requires a GitHub Personal Access Token with appropriate scopes.

Toolset Configuration

Control which GitHub capabilities are available to your AI:

# Minimal setup — issues and PRs only
GITHUB_TOOLSETS="repos,issues,pull_requests"

# Read-only mode — no write operations
GITHUB_TOOLSETS="repos,issues,pull_requests,actions,code_security"
--read-only

# All tools
GITHUB_TOOLSETS="all"

Sources

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Zapier MCP Server

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GitHub MCP Server