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Work with GitHub repos, issues, pull requests, Actions workflows and code search from your AI assistant.
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The GitHub MCP Server connects AI assistants to GitHub. It can read repositories and code files, search code, create and update issues and pull requests, monitor GitHub Actions runs, and look at security findings and Dependabot alerts. It also covers discussions and notifications.
GitHub hosts the remote endpoint at api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ over streamable HTTP. Users sign in with OAuth, or send a personal access token in an Authorization Bearer header. A local version also runs from the ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server Docker image. Toolsets can be configured, and an insiders mode adds early features.
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- Browse repositories, read files and search code
- Create, update and triage issues
- Create and review pull requests
- Monitor GitHub Actions runs and analyze build failures
- Review code scanning and Dependabot alerts
- Access discussions and manage notifications
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List the open issues in my repo labeled bug
Summarize the changes in pull request 42
Why did the latest Actions run fail on main?
Search my organization's repos for uses of deprecated API
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Claude Code
- Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/- Start Claude Code, type
/mcp, pick github and choose Authenticate. A browser window opens for the GitHub sign-in.
Add --scope user to make it available in every project, not just this one.
Claude Desktop
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
- Name it GitHub and paste this URL:
https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/- Click Add, then Connect, and sign in when GitHub asks.
Claude Desktop's JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.
claude.ai
- Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:
- Check that the URL reads
https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/and click Add. - Click Connect and sign in when GitHub asks.
Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors.
ChatGPT
- On chatgpt.com, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
- Go to
chatgpt.com/pluginsand click + to create an app for a remote MCP server. - Paste
https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/as the server URL and choose OAuth. ChatGPT sends you to GitHub to sign in.
Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.
Cursor
Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
}
}Cursor shows Needs login next to the server. Click it to sign in.
VS Code
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Or from a terminal:
code --add-mcp '{"name":"github","type":"http","url":"https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"}'Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"github": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
}
}VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.
Devin Desktop
- Add it to
~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json(macOS and Linux) or%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json(Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"serverUrl": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
}
}- Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.
Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads serverUrl (or url) for remote servers.
Codex
codex mcp add github --url https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/
codex mcp login githubOr edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:
[mcp_servers.github]
url = "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"Gemini CLI
gemini mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/Then, inside Gemini CLI, run /mcp auth github to sign in.
This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.
Any client
Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: serverUrl in Devin Desktop, httpUrl in Gemini CLI's settings file.
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
}
}Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings. Cline needs "type": "streamableHttp", or it assumes SSE.
Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with npx -y mcp-remote https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/.
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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/github into my MCP client?
No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/, so your client talks to GitHub directly. The sign-in token only works there anyway. The quick link is for sharing: it opens this page, with setup steps for every client.
Does GitHub need an API key or a sign-in?
Yes, you need a GitHub account. The first time your client connects, it opens GitHub's sign-in page. The token goes straight to the server's own URL, never through mcp.tc.
Is GitHub a remote or a local server?
Remote. GitHub hosts it at https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There's nothing to install.
What can GitHub do?
You can browse repositories, read files and search code, create, update and triage issues and create and review pull requests.
Which clients can use it?
Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT in developer mode, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. The setup steps cover each one.
Who wrote this page?
mcp.tc's robot read GitHub's own metadata (its MCP handshake, tool list and public pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.
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