GitHub

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.

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json file.