Install guide and config at curatedmcp.com

GitHub MCP Server: Let Your AI Agent Push Code, Review PRs, and Manage Issues

GitHub MCP Server bridges the gap between your AI agent and GitHub's full API surface. Instead of context-switching between Claude and your browser, you can now have your AI agent directly create repositories, open pull requests, manage issues, and review code—all within your IDE or chat interface.

Built on GitHub's official REST API v3, it supports both OAuth apps and fine-grained personal access tokens, giving you flexible authentication options depending on your setup. Whether you're using Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf, this server lets your agent interact with GitHub the same way you do—but programmatically.

What It Does

This MCP server unlocks read/write access to the full GitHub API for your AI workflows. Need to create an issue from a bug report in Slack? Have your agent do it. Want to auto-generate pull requests for documentation updates? Done. Code review feedback from your AI? It can comment directly on the PR.

The server handles repository management (create, clone, fork), issues and PR workflows, code review with inline comments, GitHub Actions integration, and organization/team administration. It also handles webhook events, making it easy to trigger AI-assisted workflows based on GitHub activity.

This is especially powerful for automation: imagine having Claude analyze a GitHub issue, write code to fix it, create a branch, push a commit, and open a PR—all in one request.

How to Install

npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Add this to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-github",
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Real-World Use Cases

• Automated Issue Triage: Ask Claude to read unreviewed issues in your repo and auto-label them, add comments, or escalate to specific team members.
• PR Summary Generation: Have your agent read a PR's diffs, generate a changelog entry, and post it as a comment—instantly documenting changes for your team.
• Dependency Update Workflows: Let Claude scan your repos for outdated packages, create feature branches, update files, and open PRs with detailed changelogs and test instructions.

Full install guides for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and more at CuratedMCP.