mcp-github MCP Server

Hello! This is a GitHub MCP server designed to enable MCP-compatible LLMs, such as Claude, to communicate with my MCP server and interact with the GitHub API.

Local serverstdioISC

What is the mcp-github MCP Server?

mcp-github is an MCP project maintained in the ualusham/mcp-github repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Hello! This is a GitHub MCP server designed to enable MCP-compatible LLMs, such as Claude, to communicate with my MCP server and interact with the…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. 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_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 mcp-github MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gh": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "absolute\\path\\to\\your\\index.js\\file"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

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