getmcpbeta

GitHub

stdio

Repository management, file operations, issue tracking, and pull request management via the GitHub API

Author

Anthropic

Runtime

node

Package

@modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Command

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Categories

developer-toolsgitversion-control

Required Environment Variables

  • GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
RepositoryHomepage

Install with the CLI:

npx @getmcp/cli add github

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop MCP documentation