github-mcp-server

MCP.Pizza Chef: github

Made by GitHub itself, this server lets an assistant read and act on your repositories: summarizing open issues, drafting a pull request description, reviewing what changed this week, or searching code across projects. There is a hosted version you simply point your app at, and a local version you run yourself. Either way you sign in with GitHub or paste a personal access token, and you choose exactly which permissions to grant.

Coding

Use This MCP server To

Summarize the open issues in my repository Draft a pull request description from my changes Find out what changed in my project last week Search across my repositories for a piece of code Create an issue from a bug I just described Review a pull request and flag anything risky

README

GitHub MCP Server

The GitHub MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with GitHub APIs, enabling advanced automation and interaction capabilities for developers and tools.

Use Cases

Automating GitHub workflows and processes.
Extracting and analyzing data from GitHub repositories.
Building AI powered tools and applications that interact with GitHub's ecosystem.

Remote GitHub MCP Server

The remote GitHub MCP Server is hosted by GitHub and provides the easiest method for getting up and running. If your MCP host does not support remote MCP servers, don't worry! You can use the local version of the GitHub MCP Server instead.

Prerequisites

An MCP host that supports the latest MCP specification and remote servers, such as VS Code.

Installation

Usage with VS Code

github-mcp-server FAQ

Which apps does this work in?

Any app that supports MCP. VS Code has a one-click install button, and others take a small config snippet.

Do I need a GitHub token?

You either sign in with GitHub or create a personal access token, and you pick which permissions it gets.

Can I use this to review pull requests?

Yes. Your assistant can read the pull request, its files, and its comments, then summarize it or draft a reply.

Do I have to install anything?

Not for the hosted version, which you point your app at directly. The local version needs Docker.

Is this the official GitHub one?

Yes, it is built and maintained by GitHub.

Can it change my repositories?

Only as far as your token allows. Grant read-only permissions if you want it to look but not touch.