How to Install GitHub MCP Server in Claude Desktop

Full GitHub API access for your AI agents — repos, issues, PRs, and more

What GitHub MCP Server does

Connect your AI agents to GitHub with full read/write access. Create issues, open pull requests, review code, and manage repositories directly from your AI workflows. Features: - Repository management (create, clone, fork) - Issues and pull request management - Code review and commenting - GitHub Actions integration - Organization and team management - Webhook event handling Built on the official GitHub REST API v3 with OAuth App support and fine-grained PAT tokens.

github

git

devops

code-review

ci-cd

Installation steps

1Copy the config below
2Open claude_desktop_config.json
3Paste inside "mcpServers": {}
4Restart Claude Desktop

Configuration

File location: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.jsonjson

{
  "githubMcpServer": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
    ],
    "env": {
      "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    }
  }
}

Full server details GitHub Open Config Editor

Install in other clients

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