GitHub MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive GitHub pull request data including comments, labels, pipeline status, and more.

Features

• Full PR Data: Fetches complete pull request information including:

  • PR metadata (title, state, timestamps, draft status)

  • Creator/author information

  • Assignees and reviewers

  • Labels and milestones

  • File changes statistics

  • Merge status

• Comments Support: Retrieves all comments on pull requests:

  • Issue comments

  • Review comments

  • Sorted chronologically

• Pipeline/CI Status: Gets CI/CD pipeline information:

  • GitHub Check Runs (Actions, third-party CI)

  • Commit statuses

  • Completion status and conclusions

• Pagination Support: Automatically fetches ALL pull requests, not just the first page

• Flexible Filtering: Filter PRs by state (open, closed, or all)

Related MCP server: GitHub PR Analysis MCP Server

Installation

npm install
npm run build

Configuration

1. Create a GitHub Personal Access Token:

   • Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens

   • Generate a new token with repo scope (for private repos) or public_repo scope (for public repos)

2. Set up environment variables:

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env and add your GitHub token

Usage with MCP Client

Add to MCP Settings

Add this server to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/github-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

1. github_set_token

Set or update the GitHub authentication token at runtime.

Parameters:

• token (string, required): GitHub personal access token

2. github_list_pull_requests

List all pull requests in a repository with comprehensive details.

Parameters:

• owner (string, required): Repository owner (user or organization)

• repo (string, required): Repository name

• state (string, optional): Filter by state - "open", "closed", or "all" (default: "all")

• include_comments (boolean, optional): Include all comments for each PR (default: false)

• include_checks (boolean, optional): Include CI/CD status for each PR (default: false)

Example Response:

{
  "repository": "owner/repo",
  "total_count": 25,
  "state_filter": "all",
  "pull_requests": [
    {
      "number": 123,
      "title": "Add new feature",
      "state": "open",
      "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "user": {
        "login": "developer",
        "avatar_url": "https://...",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/developer"
      },
      "labels": [
        {
          "name": "enhancement",
          "color": "a2eeef",
          "description": "New feature or request"
        }
      ],
      "assignees": [...],
      "comments": 5,
      "review_comments": 3,
      "check_runs": [...],
      "statuses": [...]
    }
  ]
}

3. github_get_pr_comments

Get all comments for a specific pull request.

Parameters:

• owner (string, required): Repository owner

• repo (string, required): Repository name

• pull_number (number, required): Pull request number

Example Response:

{
  "repository": "owner/repo",
  "pull_request": 123,
  "total_comments": 8,
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1234567,
      "user": {
        "login": "reviewer",
        "avatar_url": "https://..."
      },
      "body": "Great work! Just one suggestion...",
      "created_at": "2024-01-02T10:00:00Z",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123#issuecomment-1234567"
    }
  ]
}

4. github_get_pr_checks

Get CI/CD check runs and status for a specific pull request.

Parameters:

• owner (string, required): Repository owner

• repo (string, required): Repository name

• pull_number (number, required): Pull request number

Example Response:

{
  "repository": "owner/repo",
  "pull_request": 123,
  "head_sha": "abc123...",
  "check_runs": [
    {
      "id": 9876543,
      "name": "build",
      "status": "completed",
      "conclusion": "success",
      "started_at": "2024-01-02T10:00:00Z",
      "completed_at": "2024-01-02T10:05:00Z",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/actions/runs/9876543"
    }
  ],
  "statuses": [
    {
      "state": "success",
      "context": "continuous-integration/travis-ci",
      "description": "The Travis CI build passed",
      "target_url": "https://travis-ci.org/owner/repo/builds/12345"
    }
  ]
}

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Start production server
npm start

Requirements

• Node.js 18+

• GitHub Personal Access Token

• MCP-compatible client

License

MIT