GitHub Projects V2 MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for managing GitHub Projects V2 through Claude and other MCP clients. This server uses the GitHub GraphQL API for interacting with GitHub Projects V2.
Features
- List and view GitHub Projects V2 for users and organizations
- Get project fields and items (issues, PRs, draft issues)
- Create issues and add them to projects
- Create draft issues directly in projects
- Update project item field values
- Delete items from projects
Usage
This server can be used with any MCP client, such as Claude Desktop. Add it to
your MCP client configuration (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json
).
Option 1: Using Published Package
Here's an example configuration using uvx
as the command runner:
Make sure to replace your_pat_here
with your actual GitHub Personal Access
Token.
Option 2: From Source Code
To run the project directly from source code, follow these steps:
Setup
- Clone the repository:Copy
- Create and activate a virtual environment:Copy
- Install dependencies:Copy
- Set your GitHub token as an environment variable:Create a GitHub Personal Access Token and give it the necessary permissions.
The required permissions are:
repo
,project
, andread:org
.Add the token to your.env
file after running this command:Then add the following to yourCopy.env
file:Copy
Usage from source code
When using from source code, configure your MCP client as follows:
Make sure to replace /path/to/github-projects-mcp
and your_pat_here
with
your actual repository path and GitHub Personal Access Token.
Available Tools
list_projects
: List GitHub Projects V2 for a given organization or userget_project_fields
: Get fields available in a GitHub Project V2get_project_items
: Get items in a GitHub Project V2 (supports filtering by state or custom single-select fields)create_issue
: Create a new GitHub issueadd_issue_to_project
: Add an existing GitHub issue to a Project V2update_project_item_field
: Update a field value for a project itemcreate_draft_issue
: Create a draft issue directly in a GitHub Project V2delete_project_item
: Delete an item from a GitHub Project V2
See tool documentation in the server code for detailed usage information.
Development
The project is structured as follows:
src/github_projects_mcp/
: Main package directoryserver.py
: MCP server implementation with tool definitionsgithub_client.py
: GraphQL client for GitHub API interactions
To contribute, make sure to:
- Add proper error handling for all GraphQL operations
- Add type annotations for all functions and parameters
- Update documentation when adding new tools or features
This server cannot be installed
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
github-projects-mcp
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