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GitHub

Official
byGitHub

The official GitHub MCP server provides comprehensive access to the GitHub platform. Manage repositories, issues, pull requests, actions workflows, code search, Dependabot alerts, and more. One of the most popular MCP servers with 27K+ GitHub stars.

stdioStreamable HTTPGoOAuth or token
27.0Kstars

Configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "github": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Add this to your .vscode/mcp.json file. Copied verbatim from the upstream README.

AgenticSkills Audit

Automated framework checks. Deep code review tracked separately. Read the methodology →

6/7
6 of 7 automated checks passed
Audited Aug 7, 2026
SECURITY.md published
Mitigates: Coordinated disclosure path
Evidence
Commit in last 90 days
Mitigates: Maintainer abandonmentLast push 0 day(s) ago
≥2 active contributors
Mitigates: Bus-factor of one10 contributors with ≥2 commits
Evidence
CI pipeline configured
Mitigates: Code health regression
Evidence
Dependency lockfile committed
Mitigates: Dependency confusiongo.sum
Evidence
Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Mitigates: Audit trailNo SBOM file present
License declared
Mitigates: Legal ambiguityMIT

Deep framework checks (OAuth 2.1 / PKCE implementation, input validation, sandboxing) require human source review and are tracked separately. This scorecard covers programmatically verifiable signals only.

Quick Stats

Trust LevelOfficial
Stars27,000
Transportstdio, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or token
LanguageGo
CategoryDeveloper Tools
Sourcegithub/github-mcp-server
Websitegithub.com

Author

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GitHub

Official

Tags

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