Gist MCP
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A server for managing and interacting with GitHub Gists, built with Go.
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- douglarek
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- Developer Tools, Other
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Setup
Install Gist MCP in your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others).
Repository: https://github.com/douglarek/gist-mcp
Follow the installation instructions in the repository README, then restart your MCP client.
A golang rewrite ofGistPad MCPusing themark3labs/mcp-golibrary.
Before building, you must install go 1.24+ first.
git clone https://github.com/douglarek/gist-mcp.git cd gist-mcp go build -o gist-mcp ./cmd/gist-mcp/main.go
To use this server in Cursor, you can add the following to yourmcp.jsonfile:
{ "mcpServers": { "unsplash": { "command": "<gist-mcp binary dir>", "args": [], "env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<your-github-token>" } } } }
"mcp": { "inputs": [ { "type": "promptString", "id": "github-token", "description": "GitHub Token", "password": true } ], "servers": { "gist-mcp": { "type": "stdio", "command": "/home/douglarek/bin/gist-mcp", // "args": [ // "--debug" // ], "env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${input:github-token}" } } } }
VS Code will prompt you for the github token when the server starts.
Due to resource occupation and dependency issues, the Go implementation only needs to provide an executable binary.
A portable MCP server for performing various GitHub operations on any repository.
Interact with GitHub APIs for automation and repository management.
Interact with GitHub repositories, including issues, pull requests, commits, releases, and actions.
Manage GitHub repositories using a personal access token via CLI or environment variables.
Interact with the GitHub API for repository management, file operations, and search.
Interact with GitHub repositories, including file operations, repository management, and search.
Query and interact with the GitHub GraphQL API. Requires a personal access token.
Provides tools for mapping and analyzing GitHub repositories using a Personal Access Token for authentication.
A lightweight server for analyzing GitHub issues and pull requests using a Personal Access Token.
Integrates with GitHub, allowing LLMs to interact with repositories, issues, and pull requests via the GitHub API.
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