GitHub MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for GitHub integration. This server provides tools for interacting with GitHub's API through the MCP protocol.

Features

• Create GitHub repositories

• Push content to repositories

• Get user information

• Proper error handling and TypeScript type safety

• Automatic installation script

Related MCP server: github-mcp-tool

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)

• npm (v8 or higher)

• PowerShell (for Windows installation)

• GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope

Installation

Windows

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/oghenetejiriorukpegmail/github-mcp.git

2. Run the installation script:

.\install.ps1

The script will:

• Create the necessary directories

• Install dependencies

• Build the TypeScript code

• Configure the MCP settings

Manual Installation

1. Create the MCP directory:

mkdir -p "$env:APPDATA\Roo-Code\MCP\github-mcp"

2. Clone this repository into that directory:

git clone https://github.com/oghenetejiriorukpegmail/github-mcp.git "$env:APPDATA\Roo-Code\MCP\github-mcp"

3. Install dependencies:

cd "$env:APPDATA\Roo-Code\MCP\github-mcp"
npm install

4. Build the TypeScript code:

npm run build

5. Add the server configuration to your MCP settings file at: %APPDATA%\Code\User\globalStorage\rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline\settings\cline_mcp_settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "%APPDATA%\Roo-Code\MCP\github-mcp\build\index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-github-token-here"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "alwaysAllow": []
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

get_user

Get GitHub user information.

{
  "username": "octocat"
}

create_repo

Create a new GitHub repository.

{
  "repo_name": "my-new-repo",
  "description": "A new repository",
  "private": false
}

push_to_repo

Push content to a GitHub repository.

{
  "repo_name": "my-repo",
  "file_path": "docs/README.md",
  "content": "# My Project\nThis is a test file.",
  "message": "Add README file"
}

Development

1. Clone the repository

2. Install dependencies: npm install

3. Make changes to src/index.ts

4. Build: npm run build

5. Test your changes

Contributing

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a feature branch

3. Commit your changes

4. Push to the branch

5. Create a Pull Request

License

MIT