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MCP server

The GitHub MCP server is GitHub's official Model Context Protocol server that lets AI agents read repositories and code, manage issues and pull… Setup config for Claude, Cursor and VS Code.

Made forCode quality
What you needAn MCP client that accepts server configuration
Sources checked2026-11-02

Project links

mcp.soGitHub

How to use it

  1. Open the listing page and read the server's documentation.
  2. Copy the configuration or command into your MCP client.
  3. Restart the client and try one of the server's tools.

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Use these instructions in your own environment. Copying text here does not run it.

MCP configuration 1

Copy into a client that accepts mcpServers JSON. Other clients may use a different configuration format.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code command

Run on your own machine to add this server to Claude Code.

claude mcp add github -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=YOUR_GITHUB_PAT -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server

MCP configuration 2

Copy into a client that accepts mcpServers JSON. Other clients may use a different configuration format.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_PAT"
      }
    }
  }
}

MCP configuration 3

Copy into a client that accepts mcpServers JSON. Other clients may use a different configuration format.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_GITHUB_PAT"
      }
    }
  }
}

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