GitHub MCP

A tool for interacting with GitHub API through MCP.

Features

• List repositories and get repository details
• List and manage pull requests
• Create and comment on pull requests
• List, view, and manage issues
• Get file content from GitHub repositories

Installation

There are several ways to install the GitHub Tool:

Option 1: Download from GitHub Releases

1. Visit the GitHub Releases page
2. Download the binary for your platform:
   • github-mcp_linux_amd64 for Linux
   • github-mcp_darwin_amd64 for macOS
   • github-mcp_windows_amd64.exe for Windows
3. Make the binary executable (Linux/macOS):

   chmod +x github-mcp_*

4. Move it to your PATH (Linux/macOS):

   sudo mv github-mcp_* /usr/local/bin/github-mcp

Option 2: Go install

go install github.com/nguyenvanduocit/github-mcp

Config

Environment

1. Set up environment variables in .env file:

GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "/path-to/github-mcp",
      "args": ["-env", "path-to-env-file"]
    }
  }
}

CLI Usage

In addition to the MCP server, github-mcp ships a standalone CLI binary (github-cli) for direct terminal use — no MCP client needed.

Installation

just install-cli
# or
go install github.com/nguyenvanduocit/github-mcp/cmd/github-cli@latest

Quick Start

export GITHUB_TOKEN=your-github-token
# or
github-cli --env .env <command> [flags]

Commands

Command	Description
list-repos	List repositories for a user/org
get-repo	Get repository details
list-prs	List pull requests
get-pr	Get pull request details
create-pr	Create a pull request
create-pr-comment	Comment on a pull request
get-file	Get file content from a repo
list-issues	List issues
get-issue	Get issue details
comment-issue	Comment on an issue
issue-action	Close or reopen an issue
approve-pr	Approve a pull request

Examples

# List repos
github-cli list-repos --owner myorg --type public

# List open PRs
github-cli list-prs --owner myorg --repo myrepo --state open

# Create a PR
github-cli create-pr --owner myorg --repo myrepo \
  --title "My PR" --head feature-branch --base main

# Get file content
github-cli get-file --owner myorg --repo myrepo --path src/main.go

# JSON output
github-cli list-issues --owner myorg --repo myrepo --output json | jq '.[].title'

Flags

Every command accepts:

• --env string — Path to .env file
• --output string — Output format: text (default) or json

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Installation

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install nguyenvanduocit/tap/github-mcp