GitHub

GitHub MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with GitHub. This tool allows AI assistants to perform various GitHub operations including repository management, file operations, issue tracking, and more.

Features

• Repository Operations: Create repositories, fork repositories
• File Operations: Create, update, and read files, push multiple files in a single commit
• Issue Management: Create, update, list, and comment on issues
• Pull Requests: Create pull requests
• Branch Management: Create branches
• Search Capabilities: Search code, repositories, issues, and users
• Commit History: List commits

Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher
• A GitHub Personal Access Token with appropriate permissions

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Build the project:

   npm run build
   

Configuration

This MCP server requires a GitHub Personal Access Token to authenticate with the GitHub API. The token should be provided as an environment variable:

GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token_here

When deploying with Smithery, the token is configured through the githubPersonalAccessToken configuration option.

Usage

Running Locally

To run the server locally:

GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token_here node dist/index.js

Deploying with Smithery

This repository includes the necessary configuration files for deploying with Smithery:

• Dockerfile: Defines how to build the Docker image for the MCP server
• smithery.yaml: Configures how Smithery should start the MCP server

Refer to the Smithery documentation for deployment instructions.

Development

Building

npm run build

Linting

npm run lint

License

MIT