About GitHub See MCP Server
GitHub See MCP Server provides GitHub API integration over Server-Sent Events (SSE) for users who manage GitHub content from MCP clients. Its tools cover issues, pull requests, repositories, and users.
Key features
- 01Serve over SSE transport
- 02Integrate the GitHub API
- 03Manage issues
- 04Manage pull requests and repositories
- 05Manage GitHub users
Use cases
- 01Handle issues from an MCP client
- 02Review or manage pull requests
- 03Manage repository and user tasks
MCP support
The MCP server exposes GitHub API tools to MCP clients over SSE transport.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEGitHub MCP SSE Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides GitHub API integration through Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.
Prerequisites
- Node.js (v16 or higher)
- npm or pnpm
- GitHub Personal Access Token (for API access)
Installation
-
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/JesusMaster/github-see-mcp-server.git cd github-see-mcp-server -
Install dependencies:
npm install # or pnpm install -
Create a
.envfile in the root directory with the following content:GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here API_KEY=your-secret-api-key MCP_SSE_PORT=3200 -
Build the project:
npm run build # or pnpm run build
Usage
Starting the Server
npm run start
# or
pnpm run start
Development Mode
npm run dev
# or
pnpm run dev
Docker
You can also run the server using Docker.
Using Dockerfile
docker build -t github-see-mcp-server .
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 \
--name github-see-mcp-server \
github-see-mcp-server
Using Docker Compose
Make sure you have a .env file created as described in the "Installation" section.
docker-compose up -d
To stop the service, run:
docker-compose down
Connecting with Claude
To connect to this MCP server with Claude, add the following configuration to your Claude session:
{
"GITHUB":{
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote@latest",
"https://{Your domain}/sse",
"--header",
"GITHUB_TOKEN:${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "here your github token"
}
}
}
Available GitHub Tools
The server provides tools for managing:
- Issues
- Pull Requests
- Repositories
- Users
License
MIT
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