# github/github-mcp-server

GitHub's official MCP Server

Repository: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/github-mcp-server
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: github, mcp, mcp-server
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:36:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 39
- inputs: {"age_days": 547, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 70}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 32535, forks 4858 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:57.630044+00:00)

## What it is
GitHub's official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code directly to GitHub's platform. It lets AI agents read repositories, manage issues and pull requests, monitor Actions workflows, and automate development tasks through natural language.

## Use cases
- let an AI assistant manage my GitHub issues and pull requests
- connect Claude or Cursor to my GitHub repositories
- have an AI agent triage bugs and review code changes
- monitor GitHub Actions workflow failures from my AI tool
- search and analyze code across repositories via natural language
- automate release and project board management with an agent

## When to choose
- you use an MCP-compatible AI host (VS Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf) and want GitHub access
- you want an official, maintained integration backed by GitHub
- you need both a hosted remote server and a self-hosted local option
- you want AI-driven issue triage, PR review, or CI/CD insights

## When to avoid
- you use an AI tool without MCP support
- you need fine-grained custom GitHub integrations beyond the exposed toolset
- you cannot grant the server GitHub access tokens due to security policy

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: mcp, agent-framework, developer-tools, workflow-automation, api-framework
- domain: developer-tools, version-control, apis
- platform: go, self-hosted, cloud, cross-platform
- tags: github, mcp-server, ai-tools, model-context-protocol, official, ai-agents, automation, docker

## Member repositories
- github/github-mcp-server (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.630044+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:51:56.351288+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.630044+00:00, sha 4d357cb63b7e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.