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Github MCP Server

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Github MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 59 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 12 Aug 2026.

MCP server for the GitHub REST API: issues, PRs, repos; read always on, write env-gated.

Installs per day peak 23 · avg 10 · -20% w/w
a month agotoday
59
Installs / week
pypi · jaimenbell-github-mcp
0
Stars
0 open issues
12 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Github MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add github-mcp -- uvx jaimenbell-github-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "jaimenbell-github-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.github-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["jaimenbell-github-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "jaimenbell-github-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "jaimenbell-github-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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Github MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Github MCP?
Github MCP 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 jaimenbell-github-mcp was installed 59 times last week.
How do I connect Github MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls jaimenbell-github-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Github MCP?
The pypi package jaimenbell-github-mcp was installed 59 times in the last week. Week over week that is -20%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Github MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.