Github MCP Server

Name: Github MCP Server
Author: github

v1.0.0•Developer Tools•stable

GitHub's official MCP Server

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GitHub's official MCP Server

Features

create_or_update_file
search_repositories
create_repository
get_file_contents
push_files

Use Cases

Create or update a single file in a GitHub repository

Search for GitHub repositories

Create a new GitHub repository in your account

Get the contents of a file or directory from a GitHub repository

Push multiple files to a GitHub repository in a single commit

github

Maintainer

LicenseMIT

Languagego

Versionv1.0.0

UpdatedMay 21, 2026

Statushealthy

Maintenanceactive

Works with

ClaudeOpenAIwindowsmacoslinux

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Installation

NPM

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Manual Installation

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Examples

Basic Configuration

Configure Github MCP Server

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Configuration

Configuration Details

Config File

claude_desktop_config.json

Web UI

Not available

Security

Authentication

RequiredNo

Features

Data Encryption

Audit Logging

RBAC Support

Performance

Response Metrics

Response Time< 200ms

ThroughputMedium

Resource Usage

Memory UsageLow

CPU UsageLow

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Claude Desktop

macOS & Windows app

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CLI & terminal

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Quick Config Preview

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"]
    }
  }
}

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json

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