# GitHub MCP server > Work with GitHub repos, issues, pull requests, Actions workflows and code search from your AI assistant. - Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/github - Connect: use the server's own URL `https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint. - Type: remote (Streamable HTTP) - Auth: OAuth sign-in - Category: [Developer Tools](https://mcp.tc/c/developer-tools) - Vendor: GitHub - Verified: yes, mcp.tc checked that this is the official server (https://mcp.tc/verify). It says who runs the server, not that it is safe. - Homepage: - Repository: - Package: oci `ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:1.13.0` ## About 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. ## What it can do - 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 ## Example prompts - "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" ## Install ### Claude Code 1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder: ```bash claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ ``` 2. 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 1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**. 2. Name it **GitHub** and paste this URL: ```url https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ ``` 3. 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 1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you: [Add to claude.ai]() (opens connector settings) 2. Check that the URL reads `https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/` and click **Add**. 3. 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 1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**. 2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server. 3. 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 [Add to Cursor]() (opens Cursor) Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project): `mcp.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "github": { "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/" } } } ``` Cursor shows **Needs login** next to the server. Click it to sign in. ### VS Code [Install in VS Code]() (opens VS Code) Or from a terminal: ```bash code --add-mcp '{"name":"github","type":"http","url":"https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"}' ``` Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`: `.vscode/mcp.json`: ```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 1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows): `mcp_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "github": { "serverUrl": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/" } } } ``` 2. 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 ```bash codex mcp add github --url https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ codex mcp login github ``` Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly: `config.toml`: ```toml [mcp_servers.github] url = "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/" ``` ### Gemini CLI ```bash 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. ```json { "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/`. ## Details - Server version: 1.13.0 - Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials) - Listed: 2026-10-03 - Updated: 2026-10-03 --- Source: https://mcp.tc/i/github (mcp.tc is an independent directory, not affiliated with this server's publisher). Corrections: https://mcp.tc/report