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GitHub MCP server

Name: GitHub
Author: Abhishekkumar2021

io.github.Abhishekkumar2021 · Updated 4mo ago

GitHub via MCP: search, repos, issues, PRs, files, notifications. OAuth device flow or token.

At a glance

GitHub is an MCP server in the Dev Tools & Git category. It runs locally over stdio via `npx -y @abhishekmcp/github`, and needs GITHUB_TOKEN. It scores B (73/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

Source 1

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install GitHub in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install GitHub in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add github -e 'GITHUB_TOKEN=<GITHUB_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/github

Fill in your credentials
Replace <GITHUB_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
3
Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes. It discovers them automatically.

How to install GitHub in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <GITHUB_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install GitHub in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <GITHUB_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install GitHub in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.github]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@abhishekmcp/github"]
env = { GITHUB_TOKEN = "<GITHUB_TOKEN>" }

Fill in your credentials
Replace <GITHUB_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install GitHub in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <GITHUB_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install GitHub in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <GITHUB_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.

How to install GitHub in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "github": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <GITHUB_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What does GitHub need from you?

API key — A GitHub Personal Access Token (skips the OAuth device flow).

GITHUB_TOKENoptionalsecretEnvironment variable
A GitHub Personal Access Token (skips the OAuth device flow).
GITHUB_CLIENT_IDoptionalEnvironment variable
OAuth App client id (public) to enable the device-flow login.
GITHUB_READONLYoptionalEnvironment variable
Set to 1 or true to disable issue-creating/commenting tools.

Pass secrets through your shell environment rather than committing them into a config file.

What tools does GitHub expose?

This server runs as a local package. We only query remote servers for their tool list — asking this one would mean executing it, so its tools are listed in the documentation below.

What the code can do

Read from the published package source — never executed. Parsed 5 of 5 source files.

This server can read and write files, make network requests and read your environment variables.

How it was published

Published by a verified CI identity (github trusted publishing) rather than a personal token.
Has a provenance attestation tying this artifact to the commit it was built from.
1 npm maintainer — a single point of compromise · last published by GitHub Actions.

Maintainer of this package and think something here is wrong? Tell us and we'll correct it.

Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.

Last commit 3 months ago — Actively maintained.
1 GitHub stars — Very little community usage so far.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: NativeCursor: NativeCodex CLI: NativeWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

B · 73

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%88%
Last commit 116 days ago.
Adoption20%9%
1 stars.
Transparency20%75%
3/4: ✓ public source repo, ✓ declared license, ✓ documentation, ✗ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%100%
Package and registry entry point at the same repository.
Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (0.2.0).

Documentation

Full README

🧰 mcp-suite

A collection of [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) servers, built in TypeScript.

Each server lives in its own folder under `servers/` and publishes to npm as an independent package, while sharing tooling through an npm workspace. Connect them to any MCP client — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and more.

Table of contents

Servers
Quickstart
Install
Connecting to a client
Architecture & conventions
Development
Adding a new server
Publishing
Contributing
License

Servers

| Server | Description | Status | |--------|-------------|--------| | `notes` | Local markdown notes: ranked full-text and semantic search, tags, todos, a [[wiki-link]] knowledge graph, daily notes + templates, and slash-command workflows (prompts) | ✅ Stable | | `files` | Sandboxed local filesystem: read, glob + content search, token-efficient edits, copy/move, soft-delete trash, zip, checksums, and dedup | ✅ Stable | | `github` | GitHub: search repos/code/issues, read repos/issues/PRs/files, notifications, create issues — OAuth device flow or token | ✅ Stable | | `git` | Git: status, log, diff, file history, branches/tags, gated stage/commit, and remote clone/fetch/pull/push — pure-JS, no git binary | ✅ Stable | | `sql` | SQL databases: read-only query + schema introspection over Postgres & SQLite, gated writes | ✅ Stable | | `http` | HTTP/REST client: ad-hoc requests + saved collections/environments, env secrets, host-allowlisted + SSRF-safe | ✅ Stable |

_More on the way: a Spotify controller, and others._

Quickstart

bash

git clone https://github.com/Abhishekkumar2021/mcp-suite.git
cd mcp-suite
npm install      # installs deps for every workspace
npm run build    # builds every server

Install

Every server ships through every common channel. For the Claude Code plugin, add the marketplace once — /plugin marketplace add Abhishekkumar2021/mcp-suite — then install per the table. See each server's README for full config.

| Server | Claude Code plugin | npm (any client) | Claude Desktop (MCPB) | MCP registry | |--------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------| | `notes` | /plugin install notes | npx -y @abhishekmcp/notes | drag notes-*.mcpb from the latest release | io.github.Abhishekkumar2021/notes | | `files` | /plugin install files | npx -y @abhishekmcp/files | drag files-*.mcpb | io.github.Abhishekkumar2021/files | | `github` | /plugin install github | npx -y @abhishekmcp/github | drag github-*.mcpb | io.github.Abhishekkumar2021/github | | `git` | /plugin install git | npx -y @abhishekmcp/git | drag git-*.mcpb | io.github.Abhishekkumar2021/git | | `sql` | /plugin install sql | npx -y @abhishekmcp/sql | drag sql-*.mcpb | io.github.Abhishekkumar2021/sql | | `http` | /plugin install http | npx -y @abhishekmcp/http | drag http-*.mcpb | io.github.Abhishekkumar2021/http |

notes defaults to ~/notes; files requires FS_ROOTS (the directories it may touch). MCPB bundles install via Claude Desktop → Settings → Extensions.

Excerpt — the full document is on GitHub.

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