MCP serverOfficial
GitHub
Local or remoteMITUpdated on Nov 9, 202634,361GitHub starsCan change dataNeeds an API key
GitHub's own MCP server gives AI agents access to the GitHub platform.
What it does
GitHub's own MCP server gives AI agents access to the GitHub platform. It can be used two ways: as a hosted remote server at api.githubcopilot.com/mcp, which signs in with OAuth or a personal access token, or as a local server run from GitHub's Docker image or a self-built binary. Tools are grouped into toolsets that can be switched on individually, covering repositories and files, issues, pull requests, Actions runs, code scanning, Dependabot and secret scanning alerts, discussions, gists, projects and notifications. A read-only flag removes every tool that writes. GitHub Enterprise Server works only with the local server.
Capabilities
- Browse and search code and files across repositories
- Create, update and manage issues and pull requests
- Monitor GitHub Actions workflow runs and build failures
- Review code scanning, Dependabot and secret scanning alerts
- Work with discussions, gists, projects and notifications
- Hand a task to Copilot coding agent (remote server only)
Install
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | |
| Tool | GitHub | |
| Publisher | GitHub | source |
| Official status | OfficialGitHub Docs link to github/github-mcp-server and describe the remote server as hosted by GitHub | source |
| Connection | Local or remote | source |
| Can change data | Yes | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Yes | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Visual Studio Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Devin Desktop, Zed | source |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 9, 2026Version 2.1.034,361 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository docker: ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server |
Sources
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/github/github-mcp-server · Backs: AI clients, Can change data, Needs an API key or sign-in, Publisher, Activity, LicenceNov 10, 2026
- Web pagedocs.github.com · Backs: Connection, Official statusNov 12, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/github/github-mcp-server · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
- MCP Registry entryio.github.github/github-mcp-server · Backs: Connection, Needs an API key or sign-inNov 10, 2026