{"id":"amelianoir-github-mcp-server","name":"github-mcp-server","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/amelianoir/github-mcp-server","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","github","ai-agents","devtools","issues","pull-requests","ci-cd","oauth","pat"],"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server (remote and local) that connects AI agents to GitHub so they can query repositories and code, manage issues/PRs, inspect GitHub Actions/workflows, and perform related automation through MCP toolsets.","use_cases":["Repository browsing and code/file querying","Issue and pull request automation (create/update/manage)","GitHub Actions workflow run monitoring and build failure analysis","Codebase analysis including alerts/findings (e.g., Dependabot-related)","Team collaboration tasks such as discussions/notifications via GitHub context"],"not_for":["Acting as a general-purpose GitHub automation bot without constrained toolsets/policies","Use cases requiring a pure REST/GraphQL API client library (this is primarily an MCP integration)"],"best_when":"You want AI agents to operate on GitHub context from within an MCP-capable host (e.g., VS Code, Claude Desktop) using either GitHub-hosted remote MCP or a locally run Docker/binary server.","avoid_when":"You cannot securely manage a GitHub PAT/OAuth credentials or you cannot comply with the repository/policy requirements referenced by the project (policies-and-governance).","alternatives":["Direct GitHub REST/GraphQL APIs with a custom agent/tool wrapper","GitHub Apps/OAuth-based integrations using existing agent SDKs (non-MCP)","Other GitHub assistant tools that provide dedicated APIs or webhooks rather than MCP"],"af_score":59.0,"security_score":71.8,"reliability_score":21.2,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:45:45.071277+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":"https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/","has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["OAuth (via MCP host support for remote MCP)","GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) via Authorization: Bearer header for remote MCP","GitHub PAT via environment variable (local MCP server / Docker / stdio)"],"oauth":true,"scopes":true,"notes":"Local server expects GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN. Remote configuration examples show Authorization: Bearer ${input:github_mcp_pat}. Project also references policies/governance and notes about toolsets."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing details in provided README excerpt; remote uses GitHub-hosted endpoints and may depend on your GitHub/Copilot/host entitlements."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":["GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency (ghe.com)","GitHub Enterprise Server (local server only per README)"],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":59.0,"security_score":71.8,"reliability_score":21.2,"mcp_server_quality":78.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":75.0,"rate_limit_clarity":25.0,"tls_enforcement":90.0,"auth_strength":75.0,"scope_granularity":70.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":75.0,"security_notes":"Supports PAT and mentions minimum scopes and rotation; examples show using password=true inputs for tokens in host config. However, explicit guidance on rate limits, error handling, and operational security controls beyond token best practices/policies is limited in the provided excerpt. Dependency hygiene cannot be verified from the given content.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":35.0,"breaking_changes_history":20.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Operations that mutate GitHub state (issues/PRs/workflows releases) may be non-idempotent; agents should avoid accidental repeats without explicit idempotency handling.","Remote MCP availability depends on MCP-host support for remote MCP and OAuth/PAT flows.","Credential handling varies by host (some require hardcoded tokens); ensure secrets are not logged or committed."]}}