Feather Code MCP Server

A comprehensive GitHub integration for Claude Desktop using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Access all GitHub features directly from Claude with 15 powerful tools.

Features

• 🚀 15 GitHub Tools - Complete GitHub API coverage

• 🔍 Auto-detection - Automatically detects repository from git

• 🔐 Flexible Auth - PAT, GitHub App, and file-based tokens

• 📦 Zero Config - Works out of the box in any git repository

• ✅ MCP Compliant - Built with official MCP SDK

Related MCP server: GitHub MCP Server

Installation

Quick Install (Recommended)

Linux/macOS:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yourusername/feather-code/main/install.sh | bash

Windows:

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yourusername/feather-code/main/install.bat -OutFile install.bat
.\install.bat

Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/feather-code.git
   cd feather-code

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up authentication:

   export GITHUB_PAT=your_github_personal_access_token

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "feather-code": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/path/to/feather-code/feather_code.py"]
    }
  }
}

Standalone

Run from any git repository:

cd /your/github/repo
python3 /path/to/feather_code.py

Tools Available

Repository Management

• get_repository_info - Get comprehensive repository details

• get_repository_languages - Get language breakdown

• get_repository_topics - Get repository topics/tags

Issues

• list_issues - List and filter repository issues

• create_issue - Create new issues with labels

• update_issue - Update existing issues

• get_issue - Get detailed issue information

• add_issue_comment - Add comments to issues

Pull Requests

• get_pull_requests - List and filter pull requests

• create_pull_request - Create new pull requests

• get_pull_request - Get detailed PR information

Code & Repository

• list_branches - List repository branches

• get_commits - Get commit history with filters

• get_file_content - Read file contents from repository

• search_code - Search code within repository

Authentication

Personal Access Token (Recommended)

1. Create a token at https://github.com/settings/tokens/new

2. Select scopes: repo, read:org (for private repos)

3. Set the token:

   export GITHUB_PAT=ghp_your_token_here

Token File

echo "ghp_your_token_here" > ~/.github_token
export GITHUB_PAT_FILE=~/.github_token

GitHub App (Advanced)

export GITHUB_APP_ID=123456
export GITHUB_INSTALLATION_ID=789012
export GITHUB_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=/path/to/private-key.pem

Configuration

All configuration is done through environment variables:

Examples

Create an issue from Claude

User: Create a new issue titled "Bug: Login not working" with the bug label

Claude: I'll create that issue for you.
[Uses create_issue tool]

Created issue #123: "Bug: Login not working"

Search for code

User: Find all files that contain "authentication"

Claude: I'll search for files containing "authentication".
[Uses search_code tool]

Found 5 files containing "authentication":
- src/auth/login.py
- src/auth/middleware.py
...

Development

Running Tests

python3 test_comprehensive.py
python3 validate_production_ready.py

Building from Source

pip install -e .

Troubleshooting

"Repository not detected"

• Ensure you're in a git repository with a GitHub remote

• Or set GITHUB_OWNER and GITHUB_REPO environment variables

"Authentication failed"

• Check your GitHub token has the required scopes

• Ensure the token is not expired

• Try using a PAT instead of GitHub App auth

"Tool not found"

• Update to the latest version

• Check Claude Desktop has reloaded the MCP configuration

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a feature branch

3. Make your changes

4. Submit a pull request

Support

• 📖 Documentation

• 🐛 Report Issues

• 💬 Discussions