github/github-mcp-server
GitHub's official MCP server: repos, issues, PRs, actions, and code scanning exposed as agent tools with GitHub's own auth and permission model. Agentiquette scores it 79/100 (A-tier), methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07.
Key facts
| Category | Tool collection (MCP) |
|---|---|
| License | MIT |
| Maintainer | GitHub |
| Compatible agents | claude-code, cursor, codex, copilot, generic |
| File patterns | |
| Triggering | manual-reference |
| GitHub metrics | 31,260 stars · 4,519 forks · 333 open issues (fetched 2026-07-07) |
| Last commit | 2026-07-07 |
| Created | 2025-03-04 |
Editorial analysis
The reference example of a first-party tool server: authentication, scopes, and rate limits inherited from a mature platform instead of reinvented. Tool descriptions are written for agent consumption, which sounds obvious and remains rare. The permission footprint is the entire risk conversation, as it should be.
Risks
A PAT-scoped agent can do everything the PAT can; scope tokens to the minimum and treat this as the governance exercise it is.
Evidence notes: Reliability: API-backed determinism, errors surface cleanly. Safety: scoped tokens plus read-only mode. Composability: standard MCP across all major hosts.
Install and first run
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Is github/github-mcp-server good?
github/github-mcp-server scores 79/100 (A-tier) on Agentiquette's methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07. Strengths and weaknesses are in the editorial analysis; the score is explained dimension by dimension in the scorecard.
What is github/github-mcp-server for?
GitHub's official MCP server: repos, issues, PRs, actions, and code scanning exposed as agent tools with GitHub's own auth and permission model.
Is github/github-mcp-server maintained?
Last commit 2026-07-07, 333 open issues at fetch time (2026-07-07). Maintenance is scored at 92 of 100.
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