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Github Mcp Server

Github Mcp Server

GitHub's official MCP Server

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Claude Code — run this in your terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/
Claude Desktop and other clients: paste this into the configuration file
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Built from the configuration example in the project's README. The buttons open the app on your computer, which asks you to confirm before anything is added.

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Install

claude mcp add github -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=$GITHUB_PAT -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server

Copied from the project's README. Read what it does before you run it.

README scanSafe

Nothing risky found in the commands its README asks you to run.

  • Needs an API key or tokenclaude mcp add github -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=$GITHUB_PAT -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server

We scan the README only, not the code. A clean result is not proof of safety. How we scan

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Last updated
Nov 13, 2026
License
MIT
Language
Go
Created
Mar 4, 2025
Open issues
460
Quality score
S 87/100

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