Developer-ready GitHub MCP server with 5-tool hybrid architecture and dynamic discovery.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add mcp-github -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN> -e GITHUB_API_URL=<GITHUB_API_URL> -e GITHUB_READ_ONLY=<GITHUB_READ_ONLY> -e GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS=<GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS> -e MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT=<MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT> -- npx -y @sumirati/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sumirati/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_API_URL": "<GITHUB_API_URL>",
"GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "<GITHUB_READ_ONLY>",
"GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS": "<GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS>",
"MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT": "<MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sumirati/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_API_URL": "<GITHUB_API_URL>",
"GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "<GITHUB_READ_ONLY>",
"GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS": "<GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS>",
"MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT": "<MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-github": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sumirati/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"GITHUB_API_URL": "<GITHUB_API_URL>",
"GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "<GITHUB_READ_ONLY>",
"GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS": "<GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS>",
"MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT": "<MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENRequired, secret | GitHub Personal Access Token (classic or fine-grained) |
GITHUB_API_URLOptional | GitHub API URL (defaults to https://api.github.com) |
GITHUB_READ_ONLYOptional | Enable 3-tier read-only safety mode (true/false) |
GITHUB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLSOptional | Set to 'true' to expose all 83 tools directly instead of the 5-tool hybrid discovery mode |
MCP_OUTPUT_FORMATOptional | Default output format for tool responses ('markdown' or 'json') |
Details
| Package | @sumirati/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.sumirati/mcp-github |
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