GitHub MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

  const stored = path.join(trashDir, id, path.basename(abs));

  for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(process.env)) {

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add github -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/github

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/github"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.github]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@abhishekmcp/github"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/github"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/github"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: GITHUB_TOKEN (A GitHub Personal Access Token (skips the OAuth device flow).), GITHUB_CLIENT_ID (OAuth App client id (public) to enable the device-flow login.), GITHUB_READONLY (Set to 1 or true to disable issue-creating/commenting tools.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.