GitHub via MCP: search, repos, issues, PRs, files, notifications. OAuth device flow or token.
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claude mcp add github -e GITHUB_TOKEN=<GITHUB_TOKEN> -e GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=<GITHUB_CLIENT_ID> -e GITHUB_READONLY=<GITHUB_READONLY> -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@abhishekmcp/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_CLIENT_ID": "<GITHUB_CLIENT_ID>",
"GITHUB_READONLY": "<GITHUB_READONLY>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@abhishekmcp/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_CLIENT_ID": "<GITHUB_CLIENT_ID>",
"GITHUB_READONLY": "<GITHUB_READONLY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"github": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@abhishekmcp/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_CLIENT_ID": "<GITHUB_CLIENT_ID>",
"GITHUB_READONLY": "<GITHUB_READONLY>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
GITHUB_TOKENOptional, secret | A GitHub Personal Access Token (skips the OAuth device flow). |
GITHUB_CLIENT_IDOptional | OAuth App client id (public) to enable the device-flow login. |
GITHUB_READONLYOptional | Set to 1 or true to disable issue-creating/commenting tools. |
Details
| Package | @abhishekmcp/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 28 Jun 2026 |
| Last updated | 28 Jun 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.Abhishekkumar2021/github |
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