A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing comprehensive GitHub repository operations — read and write — through a simple CLI interface. Built for Claude Desktop and other MCP clients.
github-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the ildunari/github-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing comprehensive GitHub repository operations — read and write — through a simple CLI interface. Built for Claude Desktop…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is github-mcp-server-kosta. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| github_repo_info | Get repository metadata (stars, forks, language, etc.) |
| github_list_contents | List files/directories at a path |
| github_get_file_content | Read a file's content (returns SHA for updates) |
| github_get_readme | Fetch and decode the README |
| github_search_code | Search code within a repository |
| github_list_repos | List repositories for a user/organization |
| github_search_repos | Search repositories globally |
| github_create_repo | Create a new repository |
| github_fork_repo | Fork an existing repository |
| github_list_issues | List issues (filter by state, labels, assignee) |
| github_get_issue | Get full issue details |
| github_list_pulls | List PRs (filter by state, head, base branch) |
| github_get_pull | Get full PR details with diff stats |
| github_create_issue | Create a new issue |
| github_update_issue | Update an issue (or PR) via Issues API (title/body/state/labels/assignees/milestone) |
| github_create_issue_comment | Comment on an issue or PR |
| github_create_pull_request | Create a pull request |
| github_update_pull_request | Update a pull request |
| github_merge_pull_request | Merge a pull request |
| github_request_reviewers | Request reviewers for a pull request |
| github_search_issues | Search issues and pull requests (GitHub search syntax) |
| github_list_branches | List all branches |
| github_list_commits | List commits (filter by path, author, date) |
| github_get_commit | Get commit details with full diff |
| github_compare | Compare two branches/tags/commits |
| github_create_branch | Create a new branch from a ref |
| github_delete_branch | Delete a branch |
| github_list_releases | List releases with notes and assets |
| github_create_release | Create a release |
| github_user_info | Get user/org profile info |
| github_create_or_update_file | Create or update a file via commit |
| github_delete_file | Delete a file via commit (requires SHA) |
| github_list_labels | List repository labels |
| github_create_label | Create a repository label |
| github_set_issue_labels | Replace all labels on an issue/PR |
| github_add_issue_labels | Add labels to an issue/PR |
| github_remove_issue_label | Remove a label from an issue/PR |
| github_add_labels | Compatibility alias: add labels to issue/PR |
| github_remove_label | Compatibility alias: remove a single label |
| github_tool_groups_list | List tool groups and whether they are loaded |
| github_tool_groups_load | Load tool groups and emit notifications/tools/list_changed |
| github_tool_catalog_search | Search groups/tool names without loading all tools |
| github_rest_get | Generic GET against GitHub REST API (path-based) |
| github_rest_mutate | Generic write request (POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE) guarded by confirm: "CONFIRM_GITHUB_WRITE" |
| readOnlyHint | safe to call without side effects |
| destructiveHint | may modify or delete data (e.g., file updates) |
| idempotentHint | safe to retry with same arguments |
| openWorldHint | interacts with external GitHub API |
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"github-mcp-server-kosta",
"--github-token",
"YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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