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Enables advanced automation and interaction capabilities with GitHub APIs for developers and tools using the Model Context Protocol.

How to Connect & Install

Select your client or environment below to copy the verified, ready-to-run installation configuration.

1-line autonomous agent setup instruction. Paste into Claude Code, Codex CLI, or Cursor Agent:
Fetch and configure Model Context Protocol (MCP) server GitHub from https://www.fastmcp.dev/server/github

Agents automatically discover, install, and execute the server spec without manual token setup.

Connect via direct Stateless MCP v2 / Streamable HTTP endpoint or JSON-RPC:
https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server

Stateless edge endpoint compliant with MCP 2024-11-05 and v2 draft protocol specs.

Includes server instructions and tool definitions for Claude:
claude mcp add github-mcp -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Run in terminal to register server in current project or pass --scope user for global availability.

Configures server instructions and tools for OpenAI Codex & ChatGPT Desktop:
[mcp_servers.github_mcp] command = "npx" args = ["-y","@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"] [mcp_servers.github_mcp.env] GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>"

Applies to ChatGPT Desktop app, Codex CLI, and IDE extension across your Codex host.

Add to Cursor project settings (.cursor/mcp.json) or Cursor Settings > Features > MCP:
{ "mcpServers": { "github-mcp": { "type": "http", "url": "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server" } } }

Commit to version control to allow teammates to connect immediately.

Install as an autonomous Agent Skill using the standard skills CLI:
npx skills add https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server

Standard agent skill installer compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and agy harnesses.

Server Guidance & Instructions OpenAI & Claude Spec Compliant
GitHub: Enables advanced automation and interaction capabilities with GitHub APIs for developers and tools using the Model Context Protocol. Key capabilities: Automating GitHub workflows and processes.; Extracting and analyzing data from GitHub repositories..

Codex and Claude read this instruction prompt during initialization to orchestrate cross-tool workflows and rate limits.

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