Github MCP Server

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Github MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 270 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 28 Jul 2026.

AI-optimized GitHub MCP server: 112 tools, 98% token reduction, compact responses.

Installs per day peak 148 · avg 37 · +66% w/w

a month agotoday

270

Installs / week

pypi · github-mcp-server

Stars

1 open issue

28 Jul 2026

Last commit

from GitHub

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License

Python

What the code does

We read the source, 5 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

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.

Runs an external command src/github_mcp/deno_runtime.py:55, src/github_mcp/tools/workspace.py:307, [пакет] src/github_mcp/deno_runtime.py:55 и ещё 1

            result = subprocess.run(

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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 Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add github-mcp-server -- uvx github-mcp-server

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "github-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.github-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["github-mcp-server"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "github-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "github-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Github MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Github MCP Server?

Github MCP Server runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package github-mcp-server was installed 270 times last week.

How do I connect Github MCP Server?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls github-mcp-server straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Github MCP Server?

The pypi package github-mcp-server was installed 270 times in the last week. Week over week that is +66%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Github MCP Server open source?

We cannot say either way: written in Python, 5 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue, but we could not determine the licence, and without one the code is not open source by default.