GitHub MCP Server

A modern, AI-native Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the GitHub REST API, engineered for autonomous AI agents. It utilizes a 5-Tool Hybrid Surface to minimize system prompt overhead while providing access to 83 curated actions across 13 domains, including repositories, commits, pull requests, and issues.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by sumirati

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What you can do with it

Retrieve file contents and repository details
Execute dynamic GitHub API actions via discovery
Manage pull requests and code reviews
Track issues and milestones

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 2.2.0

mcp-registry: io.github.sumirati/mcp-github@2.2.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

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@sumirati/mcp-github 2.2.0

npm

@sumirati/mcp-github package definition

{
  "version": "2.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@sumirati/mcp-github",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "GitHub Personal Access Token (classic or fine-grained)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITHUB_API_URL",
      "default": "https://api.github.com",
      "description": "GitHub API URL (defaults to https://api.github.com)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITHUB_READ_ONLY",
      "default": "false",
      "description": "Enable 3-tier read-only safety mode (true/false)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS",
      "default": "false",
      "description": "Set to 'true' to expose all 83 tools directly instead of the 5-tool hybrid discovery mode"
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT",
      "default": "markdown",
      "description": "Default output format for tool responses ('markdown' or 'json')"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server-sumirati-mcp-github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sumirati/mcp-github@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_API_URL": "<YOUR_GITHUB_API_URL>",
        "GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITHUB_READ_ONLY>",
        "GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS": "<YOUR_GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT": "<YOUR_MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server-sumirati-mcp-github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sumirati/mcp-github@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_API_URL": "<YOUR_GITHUB_API_URL>",
        "GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITHUB_READ_ONLY>",
        "GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS": "<YOUR_GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT": "<YOUR_MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "github-mcp-server-sumirati-mcp-github": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sumirati/mcp-github@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_API_URL": "<YOUR_GITHUB_API_URL>",
        "GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITHUB_READ_ONLY>",
        "GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS": "<YOUR_GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT": "<YOUR_MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server-sumirati-mcp-github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sumirati/mcp-github@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_API_URL": "<YOUR_GITHUB_API_URL>",
        "GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITHUB_READ_ONLY>",
        "GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS": "<YOUR_GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT": "<YOUR_MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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