Integrations
Provides Git command functionality including cloning repositories, checking repository status, committing changes, and pushing commits to remote repositories.
Enables direct interaction with GitHub repositories, including listing repos, getting repository details, creating new repositories, and managing access to private repositories via GitHub tokens.
🔗 GitHub MCP Server for Claude Desktop
Supercharge your Claude Desktop with seamless GitHub integration!
This MCP server connects Claude Desktop directly to your GitHub repos and git commands, letting you interact with your code and repositories through natural conversation.
✨ Features
- 🔄
git-clone
- Clone any repository with a simple request - 📊
git-status
- Check what's happening in your git repos - 📋
github-list-repos
- Browse your GitHub repositories - 🔍
github-repo-info
- Get detailed information about any repository - 📝
git-commit
- Commit changes to your repositories - 🚀
git-push
- Push your commits to GitHub - 🆕
github-create-repo
- Create new GitHub repositories
🚀 Quick Start
- Clone this repo:Copy
- Install dependencies:Copy
- Make it executable:Copy
- Add your GitHub token (for private repos and API access):Copy
- Hook it up to Claude Desktop:Edit Claude's config file:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add this to your config:
Copy - macOS:
- Restart Claude and you're good to go!
💬 Try These Prompts
Once connected, ask Claude things like:
- "Clone the tensorflow/models repository to my downloads folder"
- "What's the git status of my project directory?"
- "Show me a list of my GitHub repositories"
- "Get details about the microsoft/vscode repository"
- "Commit my changes with the message 'Update documentation'"
- "Push my commits to GitHub"
- "Create a new repository called 'my-awesome-project'"
🔧 Requirements
- Node.js 16+
- Git command-line tools
- Claude Desktop
- GitHub Personal Access Token (for API access)
🔒 GitHub Token Options
Need to access private repos? Add your token any of these ways:
- Create a
.github_token
file in the project folder - Set the
GITHUB_TOKEN
environment variable - Add it directly in Claude's config:Copy
🙋♂️ Contributing
Found a bug? Want to add a feature? PRs welcome!
📜 License
MIT
This server cannot be installed
local-only server
The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.
Connects Claude Desktop to GitHub repositories, enabling users to perform git operations and GitHub API interactions through natural conversation.
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