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Browse repositories, read code, search issues, create PRs, and manage workflows via the GitHub API.
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[](https://pulse-3k2.pages.dev/mcp/anthropic-github) Claude Desktop / Cursor config
Drop into your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings. Replace the ${…} placeholders with your own values.
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
}
}
}
} About
Reference GitHub MCP server. Surfaces the GitHub REST + GraphQL APIs as tools the model can call directly: list repos, read file contents at any ref, search code, open + comment on issues, create branches + PRs, manage workflow runs. Auth via a personal-access-token env var. The single most-used integration after filesystem.
Recent releases (5)
All releases →- Release 2026.1.26 2026.1.26 Latest Jan 27, 2026
# Release : v2026.1.26 ## Updated packages - @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@2026.1.26 - @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory@2026.1.26 - mcp-server-time@2026.1.26
View on GitHub ↗ - Release 2026.1.14 2026.1.14 Jan 14, 2026
# Release : v2026.1.14 ## Updated packages - @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@2026.1.14 - @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem@2026.1.14 - mcp-server-git@2026.1.14
View on GitHub ↗ - Release 2025.12.18 2025.12.18 Dec 18, 2025
# Release : v2025.12.18 ## Updated packages - @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking@2025.12.18 - @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@2025.12.18 - @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem@2025.12.18 - mcp-server-git@2025.12.18
View on GitHub ↗ - Release 2025.11.25 2025.11.25 Nov 25, 2025
# Release : v2025.11.25 ## Updated packages - @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking@2025.11.25 - @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@2025.11.25 - @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem@2025.11.25 - @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory@2025.11.25 - mcp-server-git@2025.11.25
View on GitHub ↗ - Release 2025.9.25 2025.9.25 Sep 25, 2025
# Release : v2025.9.25 ## Updated packages - @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@2025.9.25 - @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory@2025.9.25 - mcp-server-git@2025.9.25 - mcp-server-time@2025.9.25
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