GitHub MCP Server

MCP server providing GitHub operations (read/write) for ChatGPT.

Environment Variables

Required in Railway:

• GITHUB_TOKEN - Your GitHub personal access token
• MCP_API_KEY - (Optional) API key for securing the endpoint
• PORT - Automatically set by Railway (3000 locally)

Deployment to Railway

1. Create new project in Railway
2. Connect to this GitHub repo or deploy from local files
3. Set environment variables in Railway dashboard
4. Deploy

Local Testing

npm install
GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token_here npm start

Available Tools

• list_repositories - List all accessible repos
• get_file - Read file contents
• create_or_update_file - Write/update files
• create_branch - Create new branches
• create_pull_request - Create PRs

ChatGPT Configuration

After deployment, add this to ChatGPT MCP settings:

{
  "github": {
    "type": "sse",
    "url": "https://your-railway-url.railway.app/sse",
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}