Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides tools for retrieving information about GitHub releases, enabling agents to fetch the latest stable release version of any GitHub repository.

How do I use MCP Releases Server?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@MCP Releases Server get the latest release for microsoft/vscode" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

MCP Releases Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides GitHub release information.

Tools

get_latest_release - Returns the latest stable release version of a GitHub repository

Running with Docker

docker-compose up --build

The server will be available at http://localhost:8000/sse.

Running Locally

uv sync uv run uvicorn server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

VSCode Integration

Add the following to your VSCode settings (.vscode/mcp.json or user settings):

{ "mcp": { "servers": { "releases-server": { "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse" } } } }

Or add to ~/.vscode/mcp.json:

{ "servers": { "releases-server": { "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse" } } }

After adding the configuration, restart VSCode or reload the window. The get_latest_release tool will be available to Copilot.

Running Integration Tests

To run the integration suite using pytest (dependencies are handled ephemerally by uv). We add python-dotenv to load the GITHUB_TOKEN from a .env file:

uv run --with pytest --with python-dotenv pytest -s test_integration.py