GitHub Stats MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for accessing GitHub repository and user statistics.

Features

• Repository Information: Get detailed information about any public repository

• User Statistics: Fetch user profiles and statistics

• Contributors: List repository contributors with contribution counts

• Issues: Browse repository issues and pull requests

• Search: Search for repositories by keywords

Related MCP server: GitHub MCP Server

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher

• npm or yarn

Install Dependencies

npm install
npm run build

GitHub Token (Optional)

For higher rate limits, create a GitHub personal access token:

1. Go to GitHub Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens

2. Create a token with public_repo scope (for public repositories)

3. Set the token as an environment variable: GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token_here

Usage

As a Local MCP Server

Add to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-stats": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/github-stats-mcp/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_optional"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

1. Get Repository Information

{
  "tool": "get_repository_info",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "microsoft",
    "repo": "vscode"
  }
}

2. Get User Information

{
  "tool": "get_user_info",
  "arguments": {
    "username": "octocat"
  }
}

3. Get Repository Contributors

{
  "tool": "get_repository_contributors",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "microsoft",
    "repo": "vscode",
    "limit": 10
  }
}

4. Get Repository Issues

{
  "tool": "get_repository_issues",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "microsoft",
    "repo": "vscode",
    "state": "open",
    "limit": 20
  }
}

5. Search Repositories

{
  "tool": "search_repositories",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "language:typescript stars:>1000",
    "sort": "stars",
    "limit": 10
  }
}

Development

Build the Server

npm run build

Development Mode

npm run dev

API Rate Limits

• Without token: 60 requests per hour

• With token: 5,000 requests per hour

License

MIT