GitHub MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GitHub operations. This server enables AI assistants to interact with GitHub repositories through a standardized interface.

Features

• 🔍 List & View Pull Requests - Browse PRs with filtering options
• 📋 List & View Issues - Access issues with labels, assignees, and comments
• 📊 Repository Info - Get repository statistics and metadata
• 🔎 Code Search - Search code across GitHub repositories

Installation

npm install -g @bountyclaw/mcp-github-server

Configuration

Set your GitHub token as an environment variable:

export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

Or pass it when creating the client programmatically.

Usage with Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bountyclaw/mcp-github-server"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

1. github_pr_list

List pull requests for a repository.

Input:

• owner (string, required): Repository owner
• repo (string, required): Repository name
• state (enum, optional): Filter by state (open, closed, all)
• head (string, optional): Filter by head branch
• base (string, optional): Filter by base branch
• sort (enum, optional): Sort field
• direction (enum, optional): Sort direction
• per_page (number, optional): Results per page (max 100)
• page (number, optional): Page number

2. github_pr_view

View details of a specific pull request.

Input:

• owner (string, required): Repository owner
• repo (string, required): Repository name
• pull_number (number, required): PR number
• include_diff (boolean, optional): Include diff content

3. github_issue_list

List issues for a repository.

Input:

• owner (string, required): Repository owner
• repo (string, required): Repository name
• state (enum, optional): Filter by state
• labels (string, optional): Comma-separated label names
• assignee (string, optional): Filter by assignee
• creator (string, optional): Filter by creator
• sort (enum, optional): Sort field
• direction (enum, optional): Sort direction
• per_page (number, optional): Results per page
• page (number, optional): Page number

4. github_issue_view

View details of a specific issue.

Input:

• owner (string, required): Repository owner
• repo (string, required): Repository name
• issue_number (number, required): Issue number
• include_comments (boolean, optional): Include comments

5. github_repo_info

Get repository information and statistics.

Input:

• owner (string, required): Repository owner
• repo (string, required): Repository name

6. github_search_code

Search code across GitHub.

Input:

• query (string, required): Search query (GitHub code search syntax)
• sort (enum, optional): Sort field (indexed, best-match)
• order (enum, optional): Sort order
• per_page (number, optional): Results per page
• page (number, optional): Page number

Example Queries

"List open PRs in facebook/react"
"Show me issue #123 in microsoft/vscode"
"Get info about the kubernetes/kubernetes repo"
"Search for 'useEffect' in TypeScript files"

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run tests
npm test

# Run tests with coverage
npm run test:coverage

# Lint
npm run lint

# Format
npm run format

Testing

The project includes comprehensive unit tests with 90%+ coverage:

• GitHub API client tests
• Tool handler tests for all 6 tools
• Error handling tests
• Input validation tests

npm test

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Built with 🦞 by BountyClaw