A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) toolkit for GitHub releases management. This server provides comprehensive tools for accessing, comparing
Connect GitHub Releases to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) toolkit for GitHub releases management. This server provides comprehensive tools for accessing, comparing, and analyzing GitHub repository releases with rich formatting and detailed information. The github releases mcp server is what makes that connection.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @slinerodev/github-releases-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Configuration is passed through the environment: GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by SLineroDev; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against GitHub Releases's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
### Using Local Development Version
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-releases": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tsx",
"${workspaceRoot}/main.ts"
]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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