GitHub

GitHub MCP Connector for Claude

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Manage repositories, pull requests, issues, and CI/CD workflows on the world largest developer collaboration platform.

12 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Connect your GitHub account to any AI agent and take full control of your source control and development workflows through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Repository Orchestration — List and manage your repositories programmatically, including retrieving star counts, languages, and detailed metadata
  • Issue Lifecycle — Monitor project status by listing open issues and creating new ones directly through your agent to maintain momentum
  • Code Intelligence — Search through repositories and files programmatically to find specific logic and retrieve raw file contents (base64) for analysis
  • Collaboration Visibility — Monitor pull requests and recent notifications to stay updated on team-wide development activity and code reviews
  • Resource Management — Access user profiles, organization memberships, and Gists to manage your complete GitHub presence programmatically

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Retrieve your Personal Access Token (PAT) from GitHub (Settings > Developer Settings > PAT)
  3. Ensure your token has the required scopes (repo, user, notifications)
  4. Start managing your code and projects from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client

No more manual toggling between browser tabs to check issue statuses. Your AI acts as your dedicated engineering coordinator.

Who is this for?

  • Software Engineers — instantly find code snippets across repositories and retrieve file contents using natural language
  • Team Leads — monitor repository activity and triage issues without leaving your communication tools
  • DevOps Engineers — automate repository discovery and monitor project notifications through simple AI queries
source-controlrepository-managementpull-requestsissue-trackingci-cdversion-controlcode-collaboration

12 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

create_new_issue

Open GitHub issue

get_file_content

Read file from repo

get_my_profile

Get account info

get_repository_details

Get repo info

list_repo_branches

Check repo branches

list_my_gists

List code snippets

list_repository_issues

List repo issues

list_recent_notifications

Check GitHub inbox

list_my_organizations

List user orgs

list_pull_requests

List repo PRs

list_my_repositories

List your GitHub repos

search_repositories

Find GitHub projects

See how to talk to your AI agent using GitHub.

List all my GitHub repositories and show their stars count.

I've retrieved your repositories. You have 12 repos, including 'mcp-server' (150 stars) and 'react-template' (42 stars). Would you like the full metadata for any of these?

Find all open issues in the repository 'vinkius/mcp-server'.

Scanning issues for vinkius/mcp-server... I found 3 open issues. Notable ones include 'Fix auth timeout' (ID: 101) and 'Update documentation' (ID: 102). Shall I provide the full description for the auth issue?

Get the content of 'README.md' from repository 'vinkius/mcp-server'.

File retrieved! I've fetched the README.md content. It describes the server architecture and installation steps. Would you like me to summarize the main components or explain the setup guide?

Yes, provided your Personal Access Token (PAT) has the 'repo' scope or appropriate fine-grained permissions for those repositories.

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