MCP server · Project and collaboration

GitHub MCP server

GitHub's official MCP server that lets an agent read repositories, issues, pull requests, and Actions across your account.

Official

Local binary

Verified May 22, 2026 · editorial policy

TL;DR

Server: GitHub MCP server
Vendor: GitHub
Category: Project and collaboration
Distribution: Local binary
TL;DR: GitHub's official MCP server is the canonical way for an agent to reason about a GitHub account. The agent can search code, read PRs and reviews, list issues, and trace Actions runs – all through scoped access tied to a personal access token or installation. The right server when GitHub is the centre of your build workflow.
Founder fit: Any indie SaaS founder shipping code on GitHub benefits from giving the assistant first-class GitHub awareness. Triage open issues, summarise a long PR, find the introducing commit for a regression, or draft a release note – all grounded in your real repo state.
Last verified: May 22, 2026

What an agent can do with it

Search code and repos

Run code search and repo search across the scopes you grant.

Read issues and PRs

List, inspect, comment-read across issues and pull requests.

Inspect Actions runs

Read recent workflow runs, job logs, and failure context.

Why an indie SaaS founder cares

Any indie SaaS founder shipping code on GitHub benefits from giving the assistant first-class GitHub awareness. Triage open issues, summarise a long PR, find the introducing commit for a regression, or draft a release note – all grounded in your real repo state.

Install

Access: Authenticated via personal access token or GitHub App install.

Claude Desktop

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "github-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add the following block to .cursor/mcp.json in your home directory or project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "github-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Install snippets are derived from the vendor's published distribution shape. If your client is neither Claude Desktop nor Cursor, see the vendor docs for client-specific configuration.