Manage repositories, pull requests, issues, branches and development workflows on GitHub. Automate software delivery and collaborate across engineering projects.
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Encrypted at rest, isolated from the model
Resolved from an AES-256-GCM vault at the moment of the call and attached to the request — the model never sees the secrets.
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Get basic details for a GitHub repository.
Updates repository metadata or renames a repository. Only the fields you provide are changed — others keep their current value. NOTE: this overwrites the current field values — the original state is not stored after the call. The response includes both the before and after state so you have a full record of what changed.
Create a new GitHub repository in your personal account or an organization.
Fork a repository to your personal account or an organization.
Create or update a file in a repository. Prevents accidental overwrites with SHA validation.
Push multiple files to a repository in a single atomic commit.
Search GitHub repositories.
Fast and precise code search across GitHub repositories.
Search GitHub users by name, location, followers, or other attributes.
Search issues and pull requests across GitHub.
Search for pull requests across GitHub using search syntax.
List issues in a GitHub repository.
Get detailed information about a specific GitHub issue.
Get all comments on a GitHub issue with pagination support.
Create a new GitHub issue in a repository.
Add a comment to a GitHub issue or pull request.
Updates a GitHub issue's title, body, state, assignees, labels, or milestone. Only the fields you provide are changed — others keep their current value. NOTE: this overwrites the current field values — the original state is not stored after the call. The response includes both the before and after state so you have a full record of what changed.
Find all repositories in an organization where specific contributors have made contributions.
Manage sub-issues for a parent issue (add, remove, reprioritize).
Assign GitHub Copilot to work on an issue.
Get details for a pull request with flexible method options (get, get_files, get_status, get_comments, get_review_comments).
List pull requests in a GitHub repository with filtering and sorting options.
Create a new pull request in a GitHub repository.
Updates a pull request's title, body, state, base branch, draft status, maintainer-edit permission, or requested reviewers. Only the fields you provide are changed — others keep their current value. NOTE: this overwrites the current field values — the original state is not stored after the call. The response includes both the before and after state so you have a full record of what changed.
Merges a pull request using the given merge method (merge, squash, or rebase). This action is irreversible — once merged, the pull request cannot be un-merged; undoing it requires a new commit or pull request.
Update pull request branch with latest changes from base branch.
Write operations on PR reviews: create a review, submit a pending review, delete a pending review, or resolve/unresolve a review thread. Select the operation via `method`. NOTE: `delete_pending` permanently discards an unsubmitted draft review and any draft comments on it — this cannot be undone.
Add a reply to an existing PR comment.
Request a code review from GitHub Copilot on a pull request.
List branches in a GitHub repository.
List commits in a GitHub repository.
Get details of a specific commit.
Get file or directory contents from a GitHub repository.
List all git tags in a repository with pagination support.
Get detailed information about a specific git tag.
Get the latest release in a repository.
List releases in a repository.
Get a specific release by tag name.
Get a specific label from a repository.
Get details of the authenticated GitHub user.
Get branch protection rules for a specific branch.
Set (create or replace) branch protection rules for a branch.
DESTRUCTIVE — REQUIRES EXPLICIT USER CONFIRMATION BEFORE CALLING. Permanently deletes all branch protection rules for the given branch. This action is irreversible — the branch protection configuration (required status checks, required reviews, restrictions, and all other settings) cannot be recovered once deleted. NEVER call this tool autonomously or as part of an automated flow. You MUST stop, tell the user exactly what will be deleted and that it is permanent, and wait for their explicit written confirmation before proceeding.
Get PR review requirements for a protected branch.
Updates the pull request review requirements for a protected branch. Only the fields you provide are changed — others keep their current value. NOTE: this overwrites the current field values — the original state is not stored after the call. The response includes both the before and after state so you have a full record of what changed.
DESTRUCTIVE — REQUIRES EXPLICIT USER CONFIRMATION BEFORE CALLING. Permanently removes the pull request review requirements from the given protected branch. This action is irreversible — the review requirement configuration (required approving review count, dismissal restrictions, code owner review requirement, and all other settings) cannot be recovered once deleted. NEVER call this tool autonomously or as part of an automated flow. You MUST stop, tell the user exactly what will be deleted and that it is permanent, and wait for their explicit written confirmation before proceeding.
List all rulesets for a repository.
Get a specific ruleset for a repository.
Create a new ruleset for a repository.
Updates an existing repository ruleset. Only the fields you provide are changed — others keep their current value. NOTE: this overwrites the current field values — the original state is not stored after the call. The response includes both the before and after state so you have a full record of what changed.
DESTRUCTIVE — REQUIRES EXPLICIT USER CONFIRMATION BEFORE CALLING. Permanently deletes the specified ruleset from the repository. This action is irreversible — the ruleset configuration (conditions, rules, and bypass actors) cannot be recovered once deleted. NEVER call this tool autonomously or as part of an automated flow. You MUST stop, tell the user exactly what will be deleted and that it is permanent, and wait for their explicit written confirmation before proceeding.
Github MCP Server is open source. Tell the MewCP maintainers.
One endpoint, the same key, whichever client you use.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Mac) · %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)
Replace API_KEY with your own key.
Already have an "mcpServers" section in your config? Just add the server entry inside it.
Discovery, routing, credentials, tool scoping and execution logs all happen at the gateway→connections stay ACTIVE with no work from you
Github runs through a gateway that holds the credentials, scopes the access and records every call.
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