GitHub API MCP Server
About
GitHub API MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server that provides access to GitHub search APIs. It is designed for developers who want to integrate GitHub search functionality into MCP-compatible clients.
Details
- Author
- HuangZeLinCute
- Downloads
- 294
- Categories
- Developer Tools, API
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- Wraps GitHub’s search API for MCP clients
- Uses uv for dependency management
- Requires only PyGithub and python‑dotenv
- Lightweight configuration via client JSON
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 API MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)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
From the repository
Install dependencies with uv PyGithub python-dotenv, then configure the server in your client by adding a JSON entry under mcpServers pointing to the server script with the uv run command. The server script is github_server.py.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"github api mcp server": {
"github_server": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"D:/blog/github-mcp-server",
"run",
"github_server.py"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"github_server": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"D:/blog/github-mcp-server",
"run",
"github_server.py"
]
}
}
GitHub API MCP Server
用于GitHub搜索API的MCP。
环境要求
- uv - 一个项目管理工具,可以很方便管理依赖。
使用方法
1、安装依赖
uv PyGithub python-dotenv
2、在Client里配置Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"github_server": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"D:/blog/github-mcp-server",
"run",
"github_server.py"
]
}
}
}
3、在Client里使用
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