MCP GitHub Issue Server

by sammcj

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About

Enables LLMs to interact with GitHub issues by providing details as tasks, allowing for seamless integration and task management through GitHub's platform.

Details

Author
sammcj
Repository
sammcj/mcp-github-issue
GitHub stars
9
License
MIT License
Categories
Developer Tools, Project Management

- Fetches GitHub issue details from public repositories
- No authentication required for public repositories
- Returns structured task data including title, description, and source URL
- Compatible with the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Setting up with Highlight

Follow these steps to add this server as a custom Highlight plugin:

  1. Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
  2. Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
  3. Configure the plugin with the settings below
    Plugin Name MCP GitHub Issue Server
    Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
    Arguments
    • Argument 1 mcp-github-issue

    Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.

  4. Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

From the repository

npx mcp-github-issue

To install MCP GitHub Issue Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-github-issue --client claude

npm install

get_issue_task

Fetches GitHub issue details to use as a task. Requires a GitHub issue URL (https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/number) as input.

get_issue_task

Fetches GitHub issue details to use as a task.

Input Schema:

{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "GitHub issue URL (https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/number)"
}
},
"required": ["url"]
}

Example Usage:

<use_mcp_tool>
<server_name>github-issue</server_name>
<tool_name>get_issue_task</tool_name>
<arguments>
{
"url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123"
}
</arguments>
</use_mcp_tool>

Response Format:

{
"task": {
"title": "Issue Title",
"description": "Issue Description/Body",
"source": "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123"
}
}

Claude Desktop / Cursor

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

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp github issue server": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "mcp-github-issue"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "mcp-github-issue"
    ],
    "shell": false,
    "command": "npx"
}

Macos

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "mcp-github-issue"
    ],
    "shell": false,
    "command": "npx"
}

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "mcp-github-issue"
    ],
    "shell": true,
    "command": "cmd"
}

MCP GitHub Issue Server

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An MCP server that provides LLMs with the ability to use GitHub issues as the task to complete. This server allows LLMs to fetch GitHub issue details and use them as task descriptions.

<a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/enk3b2bcjr">GitHub Issue Server MCP server</a>

Installation

Manual Installation

npx mcp-github-issue

Installing via Smithery

To install MCP GitHub Issue Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-github-issue --client claude

Usage

As an MCP Server

Add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-issue": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-github-issue"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

get_issue_task

Fetches GitHub issue details to use as a task.

Input Schema:

{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "GitHub issue URL (https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/number)"
}
},
"required": ["url"]
}

Example Usage:

<use_mcp_tool>
<server_name>github-issue</server_name>
<tool_name>get_issue_task</tool_name>
<arguments>
{
"url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123"
}
</arguments>
</use_mcp_tool>

Response Format:

{
"task": {
"title": "Issue Title",
"description": "Issue Description/Body",
"source": "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123"
}
}

Features

- Fetches GitHub issue details from public repositories
- No authentication required for public repositories
- Returns structured task data including title, description, and source URL
- Compatible with the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Development

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