The GitHub MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your GitHub account. It provides structured and secure access to your repositories, issues, pull requests, code, commits, and releases, so your agent can search code, manage issues, update files, review pull requests, and scan for secrets on your behalf.
- Repository and branch management: Have your agent create or fork repositories, create branches, list collaborators, and inspect branches, commits, tags, and releases.
- Issue tracking: Let the agent create, update, search, and read issues, list repository issues, and add comments or reactions.
- Pull request workflows: Direct your agent to create, find, read, review, comment on, and merge pull requests, or request a GitHub Copilot review.
- Code and file changes: Instruct your agent to search code, read file contents, create or update files, push several files in one commit, or delete files.
- Secret scanning: Have your agent scan files, content, or recent changes for exposed API keys, passwords, tokens, and other credentials.