GitHub MCP Server

An MCP server implementation of the GitHub API, supporting file operations, repository management, search, and more.

Source code: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/github

Features

• Automatic branch creation: Automatically creates branches if they don't exist when creating/updating files or pushing changes
• Comprehensive error handling: Provides clear error messages for common issues
• Git history preservation: Operations preserve complete Git history, no force pushing
• Batch operations: Supports both single file and batch file operations
• Advanced search: Supports code, issues/PRs, and user search

Usage Guide

Get AccessToken

Create GitHub personal access token:

1. Visit Personal access tokens (in GitHub Settings > Developer settings)
2. Select repositories the token can access (public, all, or selected)
3. Create token with repo permissions ("Full control of private repositories")
   • Or, if only using public repositories, select only public_repo permissions
4. Copy the generated token

Generate SSE URL

On the MCP Server interface, log in and enter the AccessToken to generate the URL.

Configure MCP Client

On the user's MCP Client interface, add the generated SSE URL to the MCP Server list.

"mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "http://mcp.higress.ai/mcp-github/{generate_key}",
    }
}