GitHub MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP)Open SourceMIT

The official GitHub MCP Server connects AI agents with the GitHub REST and GraphQL APIs. It provides tools for searching repositories, reading file blobs, reviewing commit histories, listing issues, and creating automated security review comments on pull requests.

MCP Architecture & Specifications

Protocol Specification	Model Context Protocol (MCP v1.0)
Transport Architecture	stdio (Standard Input/Output) / SSE
Supported AI Clients	Claude DesktopCursorAntigravity
Repository	github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/github
License	MIT
Execution Sandbox	Isolated local subprocess with explicit tool call permission gating
Security Verification	MCP Schema & Protocol Audited

Claude Desktop & Cursor Configuration

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Exposed Tools & Capabilities

4 Verified Capabilities

Fast repository code and symbol search across public and private git trees

Pull request inspection, branch difference calculation, and comment creation

Issue and milestone auditing with full author attribution

Scoped OAuth and Fine-Grained Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication

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4.9/ 5.0

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MCP Architecture & Specifications

Protocol Specification	Model Context Protocol (MCP v1.0)
Transport Architecture	stdio (Standard Input/Output) / SSE
Supported AI Clients	Claude DesktopCursorAntigravity
Repository	github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/github
License	MIT
Execution Sandbox	Isolated local subprocess with explicit tool call permission gating
Security Verification	MCP Schema & Protocol Audited

Claude Desktop & Cursor Configuration

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}