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Official MCP server for GitHub repository access

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54,633stars
Updated:Today
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76%
Good
Popularity
Stars, forks, contributors
100%
Quality
Docs, license, topics
85%
Maintenance
Updates, issues, activity
40%

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

{
  "github": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
    ],
    "env": {
      "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-github-token-here"
    }
  }
}

Requirements

  • Node.js 18 or higher
  • GitHub Personal Access Token
  • Claude Desktop installed

Setup Steps

  1. 1Create a GitHub Personal Access Token with repo access
  2. 2Install the server: npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-github
  3. 3Add the configuration with your token
  4. 4Test the connection with a simple command

Detailed Metrics

Popularity

Stars
54,633
Forks
6,249
Watchers
54,633

Quality

Documentation
✓ Good
License
MIT License
Language
JavaScript

Maintenance

Last Commit
Today
Open Issues
478
Contributors
1

Repository

Size
3.7 MB
Created
Nov 2024
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