About standupbot
standupbot is an MCP server connecting GitHub activity to Claude. It summarizes commits, PRs, reviews, and issues for individuals or teams, and reports recent repository activity.
Key features
- 01Summarizes recent commits, PRs, reviews, and issues
- 02Generates team standup summaries
- 03Checks public or private repository activity
- 04Accepts a GitHub token through an environment variable
Use cases
- 01Prepare a personal daily standup
- 02Summarize recent work across a team
- 03Review recent activity in a repository
MCP support
The MCP server exposes tools for personal and team standups and repository activity, retrieving data directly from the GitHub API.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
npx -y standupbot-mcpGITHUB_TOKENSecretGitHub personal access token with read:user and repo scopes. Generate at https://github.com/settings/tokensLocal servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.
Tools
3Saved tool list · updated 2w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| username | string | Yes | Your GitHub username, e.g. 'torvalds' |
| hours_back | integer | No | How many hours back to look. Default 24. |
| github_token | string | No | GitHub personal access token. If omitted, uses the GITHUB_TOKEN env var set in MCP config. |
Details
From the project READMEStandupBot MCP
"What did I even do yesterday?" — solved.
StandupBot is a free Model Context Protocol server that connects Claude to your GitHub activity. Ask Claude for your standup and it pulls the last 24h of commits, PRs, reviews, and issues — formatted and ready to paste into Slack.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
get_standup | Your personal standup — commits, PRs, reviews, issues in the last N hours |
get_standup_multi | Team standup — same thing for a list of GitHub usernames |
get_repo_pulse | Recent activity on any public or private repo |
Quick Start
1. Get a GitHub token
Go to GitHub → Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens → Tokens (classic).
Create a token with these scopes:
repo(to see private repos)read:user
2. Add to Claude Code
Add this to your Claude Code config (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, or .claude/settings.json for Claude Code CLI):
{
"mcpServers": {
"standupbot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "standupbot-mcp"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
}
}
}
}
3. Ask Claude
Give me my standup for the last 24 hours. My GitHub username is alice.
Generate a team standup for usernames: alice, bob, carol
What's been happening in the facebook/react repo today?
Example Output
## Daily Standup — @alice
_Last 24h of GitHub activity_
### Commits
- **alice/my-app** (a3f9c12) — fix: resolve race condition in auth middleware
https://github.com/alice/my-app/commit/a3f9c12
### PRs Opened
- **alice/my-app** (#42) — feat: add OAuth2 support
https://github.com/alice/my-app/pull/42
### PRs Reviewed
- **team-org/backend** (#99) — refactor: extract payment service
https://github.com/team-org/backend/pull/99
Environment Variables
You can set GITHUB_TOKEN as an env var in your MCP config and omit it from tool calls:
"env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_..." }
The tool will fall back to the env var automatically if no token is passed.
Privacy
- Your token is stored only in your local config file.
- StandupBot makes direct HTTPS calls to
api.github.com— no proxy, no telemetry, no servers. - 100% open source. MIT license.
License
MIT
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