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MissionSquad/mcp-github

MCP Server for the GitHub API, enabling file operations, repository management, search functionality, and more.

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Install

docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN mcp/github

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "mcp/github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
GitHub stars
1
Author
@MissionSquad
Category
Version Control, Developer Tools
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • Automatic Branch Creation: When creating/updating files or pushing changes, branches are automatically created if they don't exist

  • Comprehensive Error Handling: Clear error messages for common issues

  • Git History Preservation: Operations maintain proper Git history without force pushing

  • Batch Operations: Support for both single-file and multi-file operations

  • Advanced Search: Support for searching code, issues/PRs, and users

Tools (40)

  • create_or_update_file

  • push_files

  • search_repositories

  • create_repository

  • get_file_contents

  • create_issue

  • create_pull_request

  • fork_repository

  • create_branch

  • list_issues

  • update_issue

  • add_issue_comment

  • search_code

  • search_issues

  • search_users

  • list_commits

  • get_issue

  • get_pull_request

  • list_pull_requests

  • create_pull_request_review

  • merge_pull_request

  • get_pull_request_files

  • get_pull_request_status

  • update_pull_request_branch

  • get_pull_request_comments

  • get_pull_request_reviews

  • list_repository_webhooks

  • get_repository_webhook

  • create_repository_webhook

  • update_repository_webhook

  • delete_repository_webhook

  • get_repository_webhook_config

  • update_repository_webhook_config

  • ping_repository_webhook

  • list_repository_webhook_deliveries

  • get_repository_webhook_delivery

  • redeliver_repository_webhook_delivery

  • list_organization_webhooks

  • get_organization_webhook

  • create_organization_webhook

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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