GitHub MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for interacting with GitHub issues through Cline.

Features

• List GitHub issues from a repository

• Create new GitHub issues

• Error handling and validation

• Secure authentication via environment variables

Related MCP server: Tiger GitHub MCP Server

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/timbuchinger/mcp-github.git
cd mcp-github

2. Install dependencies with uv:

pip install uv
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Copy the environment template and configure your GitHub token:

cp .env.template .env

Edit .env and add your GitHub Personal Access Token:

GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token_here

To create a GitHub Personal Access Token:

1. Go to GitHub Settings -> Developer settings -> Personal access tokens

2. Generate a new token with repo scope

3. Copy the token and paste it in your .env file

Usage

Run the MCP server:

python -m src.mcp_github.server

The server will start and expose two tools to Cline:

get_issues

Get a list of issues from a GitHub repository:

{
  "repo": "owner/repo"
}

create_issue

Create a new issue in a GitHub repository:

{
  "repo": "owner/repo",
  "title": "Issue title",
  "body": "Issue description"
}

Error Handling

The server handles common errors:

• Missing GitHub token

• Invalid repository name

• Missing required parameters

• GitHub API errors

Error responses include descriptive messages to help troubleshoot issues.

Development

The project uses uv for dependency management. To set up a development environment:

# Install all dependencies (including dev dependencies)
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run tests
pytest

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