GitHub MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN | No | Your GitHub Personal Access Token for authentication |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| resources | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_repositoriesA | Search for GitHub repositories. Returns a concise list with essential information. Use 'get_repository' for detailed information about a specific repository. |
| search_codeA | Search for code across GitHub repositories. Returns a concise list with file paths and repositories. Use 'get_file_contents' for full file content. |
| search_usersC | Search for GitHub users. |
| get_issueB | Get details of a specific issue in a GitHub repository. |
| add_issue_commentB | Add a comment to a specific issue in a GitHub repository. |
| search_issuesC | Search for issues in GitHub repositories. |
| create_issueB | Create a new issue in a GitHub repository. |
| list_issuesC | List issues in a GitHub repository. |
| update_issueB | Update an existing issue in a GitHub repository. |
| get_issue_commentsB | Get comments for a specific issue in a GitHub repository. |
| get_repositoryB | Get detailed information about a GitHub repository including README and file structure |
| get_commitB | Get details for a commit from a GitHub repository |
| list_commitsC | Get list of commits of a branch in a GitHub repository |
| list_branchesB | List branches in a GitHub repository |
| create_or_update_fileB | Create or update a single file in a GitHub repository. If updating an existing file, you must provide the current SHA of the file (the full 40-character SHA, not a shortened version). |
| create_repositoryB | Create a new GitHub repository in your account |
| get_file_contentsB | Get the contents of a file from a GitHub repository |
| fork_repositoryB | Fork a GitHub repository to your account or specified organization |
| create_branchB | Create a new branch in a GitHub repository |
| list_tagsB | List git tags in a GitHub repository |
| get_tagA | Get details about a specific git tag in a GitHub repository (supports both annotated and lightweight tags) |
| push_filesB | Push multiple files to a GitHub repository in a single commit |
| get_pull_requestB | Get details of a specific pull request in a GitHub repository. |
| update_pull_requestC | Update an existing pull request in a GitHub repository. |
| list_pull_requestsC | List pull requests in a GitHub repository. |
| merge_pull_requestB | Merge a pull request in a GitHub repository. |
| get_pull_request_filesA | Get the files changed in a specific pull request. |
| get_pull_request_statusB | Get the status of a specific pull request. |
| update_pull_request_branchB | Update the branch of a pull request with the latest changes from the base branch |
| get_pull_request_commentsC | Get comments for a specific pull request |
| create_pull_requestB | Create a new pull request in a GitHub repository. |
| get_pull_request_review_commentsB | Get review comments (line-by-line code comments) for a specific pull request. |
| create_pull_request_review_commentB | Create a review comment (line-by-line code comment) on a pull request. |
| helloA | A simple test tool to verify that the MCP server is working correctly |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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