Searches GitHub repositories for similar issues based on issue descriptions, calculates similarity scores, and returns formatted issue details with links to help support engineers speed up troubleshooting.
GitHub Support Assistant
An MCP server that helps support engineers find similar GitHub issues to speed up troubleshooting.
Setup
- Install dependencies:
- Set your GitHub token as an environment variable:
- Build the server:
Integrating with Claude:
Update the claude desktop configuration, e.g.
code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Update it to include the full path that this repository was cloned to:
Features
- Searches for similar issues in a GitHub repository based on issue description
- Calculates similarity scores to rank results
- Returns formatted issue details with links
Usage
The server provides one tool:
find-similar-issues
Finds GitHub issues similar to a given description.
Parameters:
owner
: GitHub repository owner/organizationrepo
: GitHub repository nameissueDescription
: Description of the issue to find similar ones formaxResults
: Maximum number of similar issues to return (default: 5)
Implementation Notes
This implementation uses a simple Jaccard similarity coefficient to compare text. For production use, consider implementing more sophisticated NLP techniques for better similarity matching.
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local-only server
The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.
Tools
Helps support engineers find similar GitHub issues to speed up troubleshooting by searching repositories and calculating similarity scores based on issue descriptions.
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