GitHub MCP Server

GitHub MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing GitHub integration capabilities. This server enables interaction with GitHub repositories through MCP tools, supporting operations like repository management, file operations, and commit handling.

Features

• Account management and authentication
• Repository creation and management
• File operations (read, write, push, pull)
• Commit operations
• Directory synchronization
• Repository comparison and diffing

Installation

ash npm install @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Configuration

Add the server to your MCP settings file (cline_mcp_settings.json):

json { "mcpServers": { "github": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/github-mcp-server/dist/index.js"], "env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN_1": "your-github-token", "GITHUB_OWNER_1": "your-github-username" }, "disabled": false, "alwaysAllow": [] } } }

Available Tools

Account Management

list_accounts

List available GitHub accounts configured in the server.

select_account

Select a GitHub account to use for subsequent operations.

Repository Management

create_repository

Create a new GitHub repository.

ypescript { owner?: string; // Repository owner (optional if account selected) name: string; // Repository name description: string; // Repository description private?: boolean; // Whether repository is private }

clone_repository

Clone a GitHub repository to a local directory.

ypescript { owner?: string; // Repository owner repo: string; // Repository name branch?: string; // Branch name (default: main) outputDir: string; // Local directory to clone into }

rename_repository

Rename an existing GitHub repository.

ypescript { owner?: string; // Repository owner repo: string; // Current repository name new_name: string; // New repository name }

File Operations

push_file

Push a file to a GitHub repository.

ypescript { owner?: string; // Repository owner repo: string; // Repository name path: string; // Target path in repository message: string; // Commit message sourcePath: string; // Local file to push }

pull_file

Pull a file from a GitHub repository.

ypescript { owner?: string; // Repository owner repo: string; // Repository name path: string; // File path in repository outputPath: string; // Local path to save file }

sync_directory

Two-way sync between local and remote directories.

ypescript { owner?: string; // Repository owner repo: string; // Repository name path: string; // Directory path in repository localPath: string; // Local directory path }

Commit Operations

create_commit

Create a commit with multiple file changes.

ypescript { owner?: string; // Repository owner repo: string; // Repository name branch: string; // Branch name message: string; // Commit message changes: Array<{ path: string; // File path in repository sourcePath: string; // Local file path (for add/modify) operation: 'add' | 'modify' | 'delete'; }>; }

list_commits

List commits for a repository.

ypescript { owner?: string; // Repository owner repo: string; // Repository name branch?: string; // Branch name author?: string; // Filter by author since?: string; // ISO 8601 date - commits after until?: string; // ISO 8601 date - commits before }

Development

To build the server:

ash npm install npm run build

Environment Variables

• GITHUB_TOKEN_: GitHub personal access token
• GITHUB_OWNER_: GitHub username for the token
• DEFAULT_OWNER: Default GitHub account to use

Multiple accounts can be configured by incrementing N (1, 2, etc.).

License

MIT