githubGitHub's official MCP server for repos, issues and pull requests
The official GitHub MCP server connects AI agents to repositories, issues, pull requests and GitHub Actions through the Model Context Protocol.
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Pick your client and paste the snippet. Each one is the same server, written the way that client expects it.
- Run the command below in your terminal.
- Restart Claude Code, then check the connection with /mcp.
- Open your client's MCP config file, usually mcp.json.
- Merge this block into it.
- Restart the client to pick up the server.
- Run the command below in your terminal.
- Reload VS Code and check the MCP section of the Extensions view.
claude mcp add github --transport http https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
"type": "http"
}
}
}code --add-mcp '{"name":"github","url":"https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/","type":"http"}'Runs as a hosted service. Your client connects over the network and nothing is installed locally.
Install with your agent
Paste this prompt into your agent. It reads this page and does the setup for you.
Read https://aiagentslisting.com/mcp/github-mcp-server to learn what the "GitHub MCP Server" MCP server does and how to install it. Add it to my coding agent's MCP configuration as documented on that page, then confirm the server connects and list the tools it exposes.Agents can also browse this directory over MCP at https://aiagentslisting.com/api/mcp
From the project README
claude mcp add github -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=$GITHUB_PAT -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-serverdocker run -it --rm ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server tool-search "issue" --max-results 5
docker run -i --rmThis server doesn't publish a machine-readable tool manifest, and it doesn't expose a public endpoint we could ask. Connect the server locally to see what it exposes.
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Connect to the AI Agents Listing MCP server at https://aiagentslisting.com/api/mcp using the HTTP transport and complete the sign-in when it asks. Then call the submit_review tool for the listing "github-mcp-server" with a rating from 1 to 5 and a short note on what worked and what did not.No reviews yet
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