GitHub MCP Server

GitHub MCP Server

A Management Control Panel (MCP) server for managing GitHub projects through the GitHub Issues API. This server provides a simple way to manage your GitHub projects, tasks, and team collaboration without needing to use GitHub's Projects feature directly.

Features

• View all your repositories
• Create, update, and track issues (tasks) across repositories
• Assign issues to team members
• Add comments to issues
• Create and manage labels to categorize tasks
• View repository milestones
• See repository collaborators

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm or yarn
• GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope

Setup

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/brukhabtu/github-mcp-server.git
   cd github-mcp-server
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   # or
   yarn install
   

3. Create a .env file based on the example:

   cp .env.example .env
   

4. Edit the .env file and add your GitHub Personal Access Token:

   GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_personal_access_token_here
   

   You can generate a token at GitHub Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens. Make sure to give it the repo scope to access private repositories.

5. Start the server:

   npm start
   # or
   yarn start
   

   For development with automatic restart:

   npm run dev
   # or
   yarn dev
   

6. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the MCP interface.

API Endpoints

The server provides the following API endpoints:

Repositories

• GET /api/repos - Get all repositories for the authenticated user

Issues (Tasks)

• GET /api/repos/:owner/:repo/issues - Get all issues for a repository
• POST /api/repos/:owner/:repo/issues - Create a new issue
• PATCH /api/repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:issue_number - Update an issue
• POST /api/repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:issue_number/comments - Add a comment to an issue

Labels

• GET /api/repos/:owner/:repo/labels - Get all labels for a repository
• POST /api/repos/:owner/:repo/labels - Create a new label

Milestones

• GET /api/repos/:owner/:repo/milestones - Get all milestones for a repository

Collaborators

• GET /api/repos/:owner/:repo/collaborators - Get all collaborators for a repository

Frontend Development

To enhance the MCP with a custom frontend, add your HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files to the public directory. The server serves static files from this directory.

Customization

You can customize the server by:

1. Adding more API endpoints in server.js
2. Creating a more advanced frontend in the public directory
3. Implementing authentication for multi-user access
4. Adding database support for storing project metadata

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.