GitHub MCP Custom (Cross-Platform NPX Wrapper)

A custom-packaged version of the GitHub MCP Server that runs seamlessly on Windows, Linux, and macOS via npx. This wraps the Go binary in a Node.js launcher so developers using Claude Desktop can…

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What is the GitHub MCP Custom (Cross-Platform NPX Wrapper) MCP Server?

GitHub MCP Custom (Cross-Platform NPX Wrapper) is an MCP project maintained in the idletoaster/github-mcp-custom repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A custom-packaged version of the GitHub MCP Server that runs seamlessly on Windows, Linux, and macOS via npx. This wraps the Go binary in a…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\github-mcp-custom\dist\github-mcp-server.exe. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the GitHub MCP Custom (Cross-Platform NPX Wrapper) MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "C:\\Users\\[USERNAME]\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\github-mcp-custom\\dist\\github-mcp-server.exe",
      "args": [
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation