github-mcp-server
A reference skill in the gh-aw repository describing how agentic workflows in that project configure GitHub's MCP server.
What the skill teaches
A reference skill in the gh-aw repository describing how agentic workflows in that project configure GitHub's MCP server. It covers the two modes gh-aw supports, a Docker container on the Actions runner or the hosted endpoint at api.githubcopilot.com/mcp, the workflow frontmatter for choosing toolsets and read-only mode, custom authentication, and a toolset-by-toolset list of the available tools with advice on token permissions. A workflow in the repository regenerates the file, so manual edits may be lost. It has no scripts and is mainly useful to people writing gh-aw workflows.
Capabilities
- Configure the GitHub MCP server in a gh-aw workflow
- Choose toolsets and read-only mode
- Look up which tools each toolset provides
Install
The project doesn't document install steps that we could confirm. See the project's own instructions
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tool | GitHub | |
| Publisher | GitHub | source |
| Official status | Officialin GitHub's own organisation; documents GitHub's MCP server | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 11, 20265,616 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository Website |
Sources
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/github/gh-awNov 10, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: Official status, Publisher, Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026
- Folder in the repository (github-mcp-server)github.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 10, 2026