GitHub MCP Server

GitHub's official MCP server: read code, manage issues and PRs, check Actions runs.

Official
Remote
Streamable HTTP
v1.12.2

Official: the MCP registry verified that the publisher controls the GitHub account github, which this server's name is under. Source: MCP registry, checked 2026-09-25.

Repository

How to connect

Your client connects to the URL. The first time, it asks you to sign in or, for some servers such as GitHub's, to add a token; the repository's README says which.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.github]
url = "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"

Syntax from each client's docs, checked 2026-09-25: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex.

Details

Official: Yes
Runs: Remote
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Installs from: Not listed
Registry version: 1.12.2
License: MIT
Remote URL: https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/
Registry name: io.github.github/github-mcp-server
Repository: github/github-mcp-server

Remote, local, transport and packages are read off the registry's platforms. Sources: GitHub, checked 2026-09-25; MCP registry, checked 2026-09-25.

Maintenance

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167 contributors on GitHub as of 2026-09-25.

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