Specific implementation researched
GitHub MCP Server
Implementation, permissions and documented client compatibility.
A directory listing or verification does not replace a security audit. No installation is triggered automatically here. Do not enter API keys in public forms.
What is specifically documented?
- Connected service
- GitHub
- Publisher
- GitHub
- Origin
- Officially from the named publisher
- Deployment mode
- Remote and local
- Transport
- HTTP remote; lokaler Server separat dokumentiert.
- Authentication
- OAuth or a GitHub personal access token; OAuth support depends on the client.
- Read capabilities
- Read repositories, code and commits · View issues, pull requests and workflow runs · Analyze security alerts
- Write capabilities
- Create and manage issues and pull requests · Modify repository and development workflows through authorized tools
- Permissions
- Access depends on the token, repository permissions, toolsets and organization policies.
- Required plan
- No confirmed information
- Additional costs
- No confirmed information
- Maintenance status
- No confirmed information
- Review date
- 11/10/2026
Support by client
Documented setup is not an independent functional test. General MCP support does not imply full compatibility.
| Client | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Desktop | Setup documented | Documentation ↗ |
| Claude Code | Setup documented | Documentation ↗ |
| Claude Web | Not verified | — |
| Cursor | Setup documented | Documentation ↗ |
Sources & implementation
github-mcp-server ↗Retrieved on 11/10/2026. Provider statements, not a security audit.
Implementation: https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/