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GitHub MCP
GitHub’s official MCP server connects assistants to GitHub. Browse and search repositories, manage issues and pull requests, inspect Actions workflows, review security alerts, and automate collaboration. Prefer the hosted endpoint when your client supports remote MCP; a local Docker image is available for stdio hosts.
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License
MIT
Kind
MCP
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Verified
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- Stars: 31.4k · catalog
- Freshness: Updated 2026-06-27
- Used in 5 known stacks
Prerequisites
- · Host app that loads MCP config (Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.)
- · Environment: GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
Reference command
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-github-pat>"
}
}
}
}