GitHub MCP (Model Control Protocol)

This is a GitHub integration service that provides a Model Control Protocol (MCP) interface for interacting with GitHub's API.

Setup and Configuration

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your system
• A GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT)

Environment Setup

The MCP server uses environment variables configured directly in your Cursor/Claude Desktop MCP settings. No separate .env file is needed.

Running the MCP Server

Configure Cursor/Claude Desktop to use the MCP server by adding the following to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "GitHub MCP": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/your/github-mcp/src/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/your/github-mcp with the actual path to your GitHub MCP project directory.

Features

The GitHub MCP provides the following capabilities:

• User information retrieval
• Repository management
• Repository name updates
• And more GitHub API integrations

Development

Project Structure

github-mcp/
├── src/
│   └── index.js
├── .env
├── package.json
└── Readme.md