GitHub
MCP server for the GitHub API: manage repositories, files, issues, and pull requests, run code and repository searches, and automate common Git workflows.
Install GitHub
- Published by
- Official (vendor)
- Transport
- Remote (HTTP)
- Authentication
- OAuth
Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor
Add this to the mcpServers object in your client's
config file, then restart the client.
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
}
}VS Code uses a different key — show that config
Identical entry, filed under servers rather than
mcpServers. Put it in
.vscode/mcp.json for one workspace.
{
"servers": {
"github": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
}
}Before it will answer
OAuth in the browser on first use, with nothing to store. A personal access token in GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN takes precedence over OAuth if set. GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency uses a different host — check your ghe.com endpoint.
Tools
add_issue_comment
Post a new comment on an existing issue or pull request in a repository.
create_branch
Create a new branch in a repository starting from a specified base branch or commit.
create_issue
Open a new issue in a repository, with optional assignees, labels, and a milestone.
create_or_update_file
Create a new file or update an existing file in a repository, automatically creating a branch when needed.
create_pull_request
Propose code changes by opening a pull request from one branch into another.
create_pull_request_review
Submit a review on a pull request, approving it or requesting changes with comments.
create_repository
Create and initialize a new GitHub repository under the authenticated account or an organization.
fork_repository
Create a personal fork (copy) of an existing repository into your own account.
get_file_contents
Retrieve the contents of a file or directory from a repository at a given path and ref.
get_issue
Retrieve full details for a specific issue in a repository by its number.
get_pull_request
Fetch the details of a specific pull request, including its diff information.
get_pull_request_comments
Retrieve the review comments that have been left on a specific pull request.
get_pull_request_files
List the files changed in a pull request along with their patches and statistics.
get_pull_request_reviews
Retrieve the reviews on a pull request, including reviewers and approval status.
get_pull_request_status
Get the combined status of all CI/CD checks and commit statuses on a pull request.
list_commits
List the commit history for a branch of a repository, with pagination support.
list_issues
List and filter the issues in a repository, with sorting and state options.
list_pull_requests
List and filter a repository's pull requests, with sorting and state options.
merge_pull_request
Merge an approved pull request using a chosen strategy such as merge, squash, or rebase.
push_files
Commit and push multiple files to a repository in a single operation on a given branch.
search_code
Search for code across GitHub repositories using GitHub's code search syntax.
search_issues
Search for issues and pull requests across GitHub that match the given criteria.
search_repositories
Search for GitHub repositories using a query string and return the matching repositories.
search_users
Search for GitHub users by username, profile attributes, or other qualifiers.
update_issue
Update an existing issue's title, body, state, labels, assignees, or other metadata.
update_pull_request_branch
Update a pull request branch by merging the latest changes from its base branch.