GitHub MCP
A read-only MCP server providing tools to list repositories, get repository details, list open issues, search issues, list pull requests, and get recent commits. It features fine-grained read-only token access, schema-validated inputs, rate-limit handling, and ETag caching.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- List repositories
- Get repository details
- List open issues
- Get recent commits
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
github-mcp-readonly 1.2.0
{
"version": "1.2.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "github-mcp-readonly",
"runtimeHint": "uvx",
"registryType": "pypi",
"registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "GITHUB_TOKEN",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "Fine-grained GitHub token with read-only access (Metadata, Contents, Issues, Pull requests)."
},
{
"name": "GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET",
"default": "v2",
"description": "Tool descriptions to serve: v2 (default, optimized), v1 or v1b (benchmark baselines)."
}
]
}Tools
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Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"github-mcp-github-mcp-readonly": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"github-mcp-readonly==1.2.0"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET": "<YOUR_GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-mcp-github-mcp-readonly": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"github-mcp-readonly==1.2.0"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET": "<YOUR_GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"github-mcp-github-mcp-readonly": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"github-mcp-readonly==1.2.0"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET": "<YOUR_GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-mcp-github-mcp-readonly": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"github-mcp-readonly==1.2.0"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET": "<YOUR_GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET>"
}
}
}
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