Provides read-only access to GitHub repositories, branches, commits, and pull requests, enabling code review capabilities. Includes tools for listing repositories, accessing file contents, viewing PR comments and reviews, searching code, and accessing code scanning alerts.
GitHub Code Review MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GitHub code review. This server provides read-only access to GitHub repositories, branches, commits, and pull requests, enabling AI assistants to perform code reviews without write permissions.
Features
- List repositories, branches, commits, and pull requests
- Access file contents from different branches and commits
- View pull request comments and reviews
- Search code across repositories
- Access code scanning alerts
Prerequisites
- Python 3.8 or higher
- A GitHub Personal Access Token with appropriate read permissions
Installation
Usage
Environment Setup
Running the Server
Configuration Options
GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
: Your GitHub Personal Access Token (required)GITHUB_HOST
: GitHub host (defaults to github.com, can be set for GitHub Enterprise)
Implementation Details
This MCP server follows the structure of the original GitHub MCP Server but is implemented in Python and focuses exclusively on read-only functionality for code review purposes.
Available Tools
- Repository tools: list_branches, list_commits, get_commit, get_file_contents
- Pull request tools: get_pull_request, list_pull_requests, get_pull_request_comments
- Code scanning tools: list_code_scanning_alerts, get_code_scanning_alert
License
MIT
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.
A Model Context Protocol server that provides read-only access to GitHub repositories, enabling AI assistants to perform code reviews without write permissions.
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