A Go-based Anthropic MCP server that helps developers self-review their GitHub pull requests.
gh-self-reviewer is an MCP project maintained in the alesr/gh-self-reviewer repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Go-based Anthropic MCP server that helps developers self-review their GitHub pull requests”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using /path/to/gh-self-reviewer. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares GITHUB_TOKEN_MCP_APP_REVIEW. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"github_tools": {
"command": "/path/to/gh-self-reviewer",
"args": [],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN_MCP_APP_REVIEW": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN_MCP_APP_REVIEW"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GITHUB_TOKEN_MCP_APP_REVIEW | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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