github-mcp
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MCP server for the GitHub REST API: issues, PRs, repos; read always on, write env-gated.
Use this server
Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Claude Code
claude mcp add github-mcp -- uvx jaimenbell-github-mcp
Cursor
If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"github-mcp","command":"uvx","args":["jaimenbell-github-mcp"]}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jaimenbell-github-mcp"
]
}
}
}