Official GitHub MCP Server for repos, PRs, issues, and code search
The official GitHub MCP Server gives your AI assistant direct access to your GitHub repositories, pull requests, issues, and code search. Instead of switching between Claude and your browser, you can ask Claude to check open PRs, summarize code changes, create issues, or review commits within your conversation.
Built and maintained by GitHub (Microsoft), this server uses the GitHub API with personal access tokens or the remote MCP endpoint. It supports both Docker-based local execution and a hosted remote connection via api.githubcopilot.com.
Whether you're a solo developer managing side projects or a team lead reviewing dozens of PRs per week, this integration saves hours of context-switching and helps you stay on top of your codebase.
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-token>"
}
}
}
}Official first-party server from GitHub. Uses personal access tokens with configurable scopes. Well-maintained with active security patching.
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The official GitHub server is rock solid. PR summaries, issue triage, code search across repos. Saves me at least an hour every day.
Dead simple to set up with Docker. Had it running in under 2 minutes. The code search across my entire org is incredibly useful.
Great integration overall. The remote endpoint option means zero local setup. Would love to see GitHub Actions support in a future update.
As a team lead, this is invaluable. I can quickly catch up on all the PRs across our 12 repos without opening a single browser tab.