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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.

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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.

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AgenticSkills Audit

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6/7
6 of 7 automated checks passed
Audited May 11, 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

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