Claude GitHub MCP Server

Claude GitHub MCP Server

A GitHub MCP Server for Claude Desktop that gives Claude the ability to interact with GitHub repository.

<details> <summary>Here's the JSON to copy</summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-pr": {
      "command": "claude-github-mcp", 
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

Quick install

npm install -g claude-github-mcp

Features

• List and view pull requests from any GitHub repository
• Get detailed information about specific PRs
• Comment on pull requests
• Request reviewers for PRs
• Merge pull requests
• Summarize PR changes with diff highlighting
• Close/reject PRs with optional comments
• Create new repository
• Delete existing repository

Usage

• "Show me open PRs for microsoft/vscode"
• "Get details for PR #123 in owner/repo"
• "Summarize the changes in PR #456 for owner/repo"
• "Comment 'LGTM! Approving this change.' on PR #789 in owner/repo"
• "Request alice and bob as reviewers for PR #42 in owner/repo"
• "Merge PR #101 in owner/repo"
• "Close PR #202 in owner/repo with reason 'This approach won't work'"
• "Create a repo named test with files xyz and content 'test file'"
• "Delete this repo 'repo link'"

Available Commands

• list-prs: Lists pull requests for a repository
• discuss-pr: Gets details about a specific PR
• summarize-pr: Summarizes changes in a PR with diffs
• comment-on-pr: Posts a comment on a PR
• request-reviewers: Requests reviewers for a PR
• merge-pr: Merges a PR
• close-pr: Closes/rejects a PR
• create-repository: Creates a new repository
• delete-repository: Deletes an existing repository

Requirements

• Node.js 16+
• A GitHub account with an appropriate personal access token
• Claude Desktop

Enjoy!!