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GitHub MCP server

by github · io.github.github/github-mcp-server

Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.

🛠 Developer ToolsRemoteDockerv2.1.0
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How to install GitHub

Remote (http)

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

Or add it to your MCP config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Docker

claude mcp add github-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:2.1.0

Or add it to your MCP config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:2.1.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace placeholders in <angle brackets> with your own values. Review what a server can access before you enable it.

Details

Version
2.1.0
Published
2026-11-03
Updated
2026-11-03
Namespace
io.github.github
Source
github/github-mcp-server

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