GitHub MCP Server
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This MCP Server provides a comprehensive interface to the GitHub API, enabling file operations, repository management, and advanced search functionalities. It simplifies interactions with GitHub by providing tools for creating/updating files, managing repositories, and searching code, issues, and users.
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What is GitHub MCP Server?
The GitHub MCP Server is a tool that simplifies interactions with the GitHub API by providing a set of functions for common tasks such as creating and updating files, managing repositories, searching code, issues, and users. It acts as a middleware, allowing applications to easily interact with GitHub without needing to implement the complex API calls directly.
How to use GitHub MCP Server?
To use the server, you need a GitHub Personal Access Token with the necessary permissions. Configure the server using Docker or NPX, providing the token as an environment variable. Then, you can call the server's functions (e.g., create_or_update_file, search_repositories) with the required inputs as described in the README.
Key features of GitHub MCP Server
Automatic Branch Creation
Comprehensive Error Handling
Git History Preservation
Batch Operations
Advanced Search
Use cases of GitHub MCP Server
Automated file management in GitHub repositories
Building tools that require searching code or issues
Creating and managing GitHub repositories programmatically
Integrating GitHub functionality into other applications
FAQ from GitHub MCP Server
What permissions does the Personal Access Token need?
What permissions does the Personal Access Token need?
The token requires the repo scope for full control of private repositories. If working only with public repositories, the public_repo scope is sufficient.
How do I set up the server with Claude Desktop?
How do I set up the server with Claude Desktop?
Add the provided Docker or NPX configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file, replacing <YOUR_TOKEN> with your actual GitHub Personal Access Token.
What is the purpose of the sha input in create_or_update_file?
What is the purpose of the sha input in create_or_update_file?
The sha input is used when updating an existing file. It represents the SHA of the file being replaced and helps prevent accidental overwrites.
Can I perform batch operations with this server?
Can I perform batch operations with this server?
Yes, the server supports batch operations through the push_files tool, which allows pushing multiple files in a single commit.
Where can I find more detailed information about GitHub's search syntax?
Where can I find more detailed information about GitHub's search syntax?
Refer to GitHub's searching documentation: https://docs.github.com/en/search-github/searching-on-github