{"id":"acuvity-mcp-server-github","name":"mcp-server-github","af_score":54.0,"security_score":52.5,"reliability_score":7.5,"what_it_does":"An MCP server that exposes GitHub functionality to AI agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling agents to query and act on GitHub resources (e.g., repositories, issues, pull requests, and related operations) through MCP tools.","best_when":"You want agent-driven GitHub workflows using MCP and are comfortable providing appropriate GitHub authentication and handling GitHub API rate limits.","avoid_when":"You cannot provide secure credentials to the MCP server or you need strong guarantees about idempotency, retries, and structured error/rate-limit guidance being implemented and documented.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:48:50.861521+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["GitHub token (commonly PAT or GitHub App token)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["GitHub API rate limits can interrupt agent workflows; without explicit guidance/headers handling, the agent may fail or loop.","If the server does not implement idempotency for write operations (issues/comments/PR actions), retries may create duplicates.","Lack of clear pagination guidance can cause partial context retrieval.","If auth/token scopes are too narrow, the agent may receive authorization errors that require user intervention."],"error_quality":0.0}