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GitHub

About

Integrates with GitHub's API to enable repository management, file operations, issue tracking, pull request handling, and workflow automation with configurable security controls for development workflows.

Details

Author: geropl
Repository: geropl/github-mcp-go
Downloads: 214
Categories: Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, File Management, AI, API, Infrastructure

- Comprehensive GitHub API Access: See Tools below
- Setup Command: Easy automatic setup for AI assistants
- --auto-approve allows to pre-fill the auto-approval checkbox
- --write-access enables write access for remote operations
- Copies the binary into a stable location
- Updates the tool MCP server config (cline and claude-desktop are supported)
- Security Controls:
- Write access is disabled by default for safety
- Fine-grained auto-approval options

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name GitHub

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
Arguments
- Argument 1 -y
- Argument 2 @highlight/mcp-server
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

From the repository

The server includes a convenient setup command to install and configure the MCP server for use with AI assistants:


./github-mcp-go setup --write-access="${GITHUB_MCP_WRITE_ACCESS:-false}" --auto-approve=allow-read-only || true
rm -f ./github-mcp-go

The server requires a GitHub Personal Access Token to authenticate with the GitHub API:

export GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token_here

./github-mcp-go setup --help

bash

`search_repositories`

Search for GitHub repositories.

`create_repository`

Create a new GitHub repository.

`fork_repository`

Fork a GitHub repository.

`create_pull_request`

Create a new pull request.

`get_pull_request`

Get detailed information about a pull request.

`get_pull_request_diff`

Get the diff of a pull request.

`get_file_contents`

Get the contents of a file or directory.

`create_or_update_file`

Create or update a file.

`push_files`

Push multiple files in a single commit.

`create_issue`

Create a new issue.

`list_issues`

List issues with filtering options.

`update_issue`

Update an existing issue.

`add_issue_comment`

Add a comment to an issue.

`get_issue`

Get details of a specific issue.

`list_issue_comments`

List comments on an issue.

`list_branches`

List branches in a repository.

`get_branch`

Get details about a specific branch.

`create_branch`

Create a new branch.

`merge_branches`

Merge one branch into another.

`delete_branch`

Delete a branch.

`get_commit`

Get details of a specific commit.

`list_commits`

List commits in a repository.

`compare_commits`

Compare two commits or branches.

`get_commit_status`

Get the combined status for a specific commit.

`create_commit_comment`

Add a comment to a specific commit.

`list_commit_comments`

List comments for a specific commit.

`create_commit`

Create a new commit directly.

`search_code`

Search for code across repositories.

`search_issues`

Search for issues and pull requests.

`search_commits`

Search for commits across repositories.

`list_workflows`

List all workflows in a repository.

`get_workflow`

Get detailed information about a specific workflow.

`list_workflow_runs`

List workflow runs for a repository or specific workflow.

`get_workflow_run`

Get detailed information about a specific workflow run.

`download_workflow_run_logs`

Download and process logs for a workflow run.

`list_workflow_jobs`

List jobs for a workflow run.

`get_workflow_job`

Get detailed information about a specific job.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "@highlight/mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Macos

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "@highlight/mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@highlight/mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

GitHub MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GitHub, implemented in Go. This server allows LLMs to interact with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and more through a standardized interface.

Features

Planned Features

- [ ] "get_diff"
- diff between two commits
- ? Should this be in the output of compare_commits?

Installation

Prerequisites

- GitHub Personal Access Token with appropriate permissions

Using Pre-built Binaries

You can download pre-built binaries for your platform from the GitHub Releases page.

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Setting up with Highlight

From the repository

search_repositories

create_repository

fork_repository

create_pull_request

get_pull_request

get_pull_request_diff

get_file_contents

create_or_update_file

push_files

create_issue

list_issues

update_issue

add_issue_comment

get_issue

list_issue_comments

list_branches

get_branch

create_branch

merge_branches

delete_branch

get_commit

list_commits

compare_commits

get_commit_status

create_commit_comment

list_commit_comments

create_commit

search_code

search_issues

search_commits

list_workflows

get_workflow

list_workflow_runs

get_workflow_run

download_workflow_run_logs

list_workflow_jobs

get_workflow_job

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`search_repositories`

`create_repository`

`fork_repository`

`create_pull_request`

`get_pull_request`

`get_pull_request_diff`

`get_file_contents`

`create_or_update_file`

`push_files`

`create_issue`

`list_issues`

`update_issue`

`add_issue_comment`

`get_issue`

`list_issue_comments`

`list_branches`

`get_branch`

`create_branch`

`merge_branches`

`delete_branch`

`get_commit`

`list_commits`

`compare_commits`

`get_commit_status`

`create_commit_comment`

`list_commit_comments`

`create_commit`

`search_code`

`search_issues`

`search_commits`

`list_workflows`

`get_workflow`

`list_workflow_runs`

`get_workflow_run`

`download_workflow_run_logs`

`list_workflow_jobs`

`get_workflow_job`