A Spring Boot-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides GitHub integration tools for AI assistants like Claude Desktop.
A Spring Boot-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides GitHub integration tools for AI assistants like Claude Desktop. The gh mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it rather than through you.
This server implements the Model Context Protocol to expose GitHub operations as tools that can be used by MCP clients. It leverages the GitHub CLI (gh) to perform various GitHub operations including repository management, issue tracking, pull request management, and more. This provides a lightweight alternative to the official GitHub MCP server that doesn't require Docker.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
gh) - Must be installed and authenticated - Gradle - Wrapper included in projectAmong the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. It is maintained by kousen; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Gh's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "java",
"args": ["-jar", "/path/to/gh_mcp_server/build/libs/gh_mcp_server.jar"],
"env": {}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
gh) - Must be installed and authenticated - Gradle - Wrapper included in projectKill hallucinated APIs — version-accurate, up-to-date library documentation injected straight into context.
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