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GitHub MCP Server

Deprecation Notice: Development for this project has been moved to GitHub in the http://github.com/github/github-mcp-server repo.

MCP Server for the GitHub API, enabling file operations, repository management, search functionality, and more.

Features

• Automatic Branch Creation: When creating/updating files or pushing changes, branches are automatically created if they don't exist
• Comprehensive Error Handling: Clear error messages for common issues
• Git History Preservation: Operations maintain proper Git history without force pushing
• Batch Operations: Support for both single-file and multi-file operations
• Advanced Search: Support for searching code, issues/PRs, and users

Tools

1. create_or_update_file

   • Create or update a single file in a repository
   • Inputs:
     • owner (string): Repository owner (username or organization)
     • repo (string): Repository name
     • path (string): Path where to create/update the file
     • content (string): Content of the file
     • message (string): Commit message
     • branch (string): Branch to create/update the file in
     • sha (optional string): SHA of file being replaced (for updates)
   • Returns: File content and commit details

2. push_files

   • Push multiple files in a single commit
   • Inputs:
     • owner (string): Repository owner
     • repo (string): Repository name
     • branch (string): Branch to push to
     • files (array): Files to push, each with path and content
     • message (string): Commit message
   • Returns: Updated branch reference

3. search_repositories

   • Search for GitHub repositories
   • Inputs:
     • query (string): Search query
     • page (optional number): Page number for pagination
     • perPage (optional number): Results per page (max 100)
   • Returns: Repository search results

4. create_repository

   • Create a new GitHub repository
   • Inputs:
     • name (string): Repository name
     • description (optional string): Repository description
     • private (optional boolean): Whether repo should be private
     • autoInit (optional boolean): Initialize with README
   • Returns: Created repository details

5. get_file_contents

   • Get contents of a file or directory
   • Inputs:
     • owner (string): Repository owner
     • repo (string): Repository name
     • path (string): Path to file/directory
     • branch (optional string): Branch to get contents from
   • Returns: File/directory contents

6. create_issue

   • Create a new issue
   • Inputs:
     • owner (string): Repository owner
     • repo (string): Repository name
     • title (string): Issue title
     • body (optional string): Issue description
     • assignees (optional string[]): Usernames to assign
     • labels (optional string[]): Labels to add
     • milestone (optional number): Milestone number
   • Returns: Created issue details

7. create_pull_request

   • Create a new pull request
   • Inputs:
     • owner (string): Repository owner
     • repo (string): Repository name
     • title (string): PR title
     • body (optional string): PR description
     • head (string): Branch containing changes
     • base (string): Branch to merge into
     • draft (optional boolean): Create as draft PR
     • maintainer_can_modify (optional boolean): Allow maintainer edits
   • Returns: Created pull request details

8. fork_repository

   • Fork a repository
   • Inputs:
     • owner (string): Repository owner
     • repo (string): Repository name
     • organization (optional string): Organization to fork to
   • Returns: Forked repository details

9. create_branch

   • Create a new branch
   • Inputs:
     • owner (string): Repository owner
     • repo (string): Repository name
     • branch (string): Name for new branch
     • from_branch (optional string): Source branch (defaults to repo default)
   • Returns: Created branch reference

10. list_issues

    • List and filter repository issues
    • Inputs:
      • owner (string): Repository owner
      • repo (string): Repository name
      • state (optional string): Filter by state ('open', 'closed', 'all')
      • labels (optional string[]): Filter by labels
      • sort (optional string): Sort by ('created', 'updated', 'comments')
      • direction (optional string): Sort direction ('asc', 'desc')
      • since (optional string): Filter by date (ISO 8601 timestamp)
      • page (optional number): Page number
      • per_page (optional number): Results per page
    • Returns: Array of issue details

11. update_issue

    • Update an existing issue
    • Inputs:
      • owner (string): Repository owner
      • repo (string): Repository name
      • issue_number (number): Issue number to update
      • title (optional string): New title
      • body (optional string): New description
      • state (optional string): New state ('open' or 'closed')
      • labels (optional string[]): New labels
      • assignees (optional string[]): New assignees
      • milestone (optional number): New milestone number
    • Returns: Updated issue details

12. add_issue_comment

    • Add a comment to an issue
    • Inputs:
      • owner (string): Repository owner
      • repo (string): Repository name
      • issue_number (number): Issue number to comment on
      • body (string): Comment text
    • Returns: Created comment details

13. search_code

    • Search for code across GitHub repositories
    • Inputs:
      • q (string): Search query using GitHub code search syntax
      • sort (optional string): Sort field ('indexed' only)
      • order (optional string): Sort order ('asc' or 'desc')
      • per_page (optional number): Results per page (max 100)
      • page (optional number): Page number
    • Returns: Code search results with repository context

14. search_issues

    • Search for issues and pull requests
    • Inputs:
      • q (string): Search query using GitHub issues search syntax
      • sort (optional string): Sort field (comments, reactions, created, etc.)
      • order (optional string): Sort order ('asc' or 'desc')
      • per_page (optional number): Results per page (max 100)
      • page (optional number): Page number
    • Returns: Issue and pull request search results

15. search_users

    • Search for GitHub users
    • Inputs:
      • q (string): Search query using GitHub users search syntax
      • sort (optional string): Sort field (followers, repositories, joined)
      • order (optional string): Sort order ('asc' or 'desc')
      • per_page (optional number): Results per page (max 100)
      • page (optional number): Page number
    • Returns: User search results

16. list_commits

• Gets commits of a branch in a repository
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • page (optional string): page number
  • per_page (optional string): number of record per page
  • sha (optional string): branch name
• Returns: List of commits

17. get_issue

• Gets the contents of an issue within a repository
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • issue_number (number): Issue number to retrieve
• Returns: Github Issue object & details

18. get_pull_request

• Get details of a specific pull request
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • pull_number (number): Pull request number
• Returns: Pull request details including diff and review status

19. list_pull_requests

• List and filter repository pull requests
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • state (optional string): Filter by state ('open', 'closed', 'all')
  • head (optional string): Filter by head user/org and branch
  • base (optional string): Filter by base branch
  • sort (optional string): Sort by ('created', 'updated', 'popularity', 'long-running')
  • direction (optional string): Sort direction ('asc', 'desc')
  • per_page (optional number): Results per page (max 100)
  • page (optional number): Page number
• Returns: Array of pull request details

20. create_pull_request_review

• Create a review on a pull request
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • pull_number (number): Pull request number
  • body (string): Review comment text
  • event (string): Review action ('APPROVE', 'REQUEST_CHANGES', 'COMMENT')
  • commit_id (optional string): SHA of commit to review
  • comments (optional array): Line-specific comments, each with:
    • path (string): File path
    • position (number): Line position in diff
    • body (string): Comment text
• Returns: Created review details

21. merge_pull_request

• Merge a pull request
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • pull_number (number): Pull request number
  • commit_title (optional string): Title for merge commit
  • commit_message (optional string): Extra detail for merge commit
  • merge_method (optional string): Merge method ('merge', 'squash', 'rebase')
• Returns: Merge result details

22. get_pull_request_files

• Get the list of files changed in a pull request
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • pull_number (number): Pull request number
• Returns: Array of changed files with patch and status details

23. get_pull_request_status

• Get the combined status of all status checks for a pull request
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • pull_number (number): Pull request number
• Returns: Combined status check results and individual check details

24. update_pull_request_branch

• Update a pull request branch with the latest changes from the base branch (equivalent to GitHub's "Update branch" button)
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • pull_number (number): Pull request number
  • expected_head_sha (optional string): The expected SHA of the pull request's HEAD ref
• Returns: Success message when branch is updated

25. get_pull_request_comments

• Get the review comments on a pull request
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • pull_number (number): Pull request number
• Returns: Array of pull request review comments with details like the comment text, author, and location in the diff

26. get_pull_request_reviews

• Get the reviews on a pull request
• Inputs:
  • owner (string): Repository owner
  • repo (string): Repository name
  • pull_number (number): Pull request number
• Returns: Array of pull request reviews with details like the review state (APPROVED, CHANGES_REQUESTED, etc.), reviewer, and review body

Search Query Syntax

Code Search

• language:javascript: Search by programming language
• repo:owner/name: Search in specific repository
• path:app/src: Search in specific path
• extension:js: Search by file extension
• Example: q: "import express" language:typescript path:src/

Issues Search

• is:issue or is:pr: Filter by type
• is:open or is:closed: Filter by state
• label:bug: Search by label
• author:username: Search by author
• Example: q: "memory leak" is:issue is:open label:bug

Users Search

• type:user or type:org: Filter by account type
• followers:>1000: Filter by followers
• location:London: Search by location