{"id":"mayorfaj-gh-github-mcp-server","name":"gh-github-mcp-server","af_score":34.8,"security_score":49.8,"reliability_score":13.8,"what_it_does":"Provides a GitHub CLI extension that installs and runs a GitHub MCP server in stdio mode, reusing the user’s existing `gh` authentication, with a short VS Code configuration example.","best_when":"You already use the GitHub CLI (`gh auth login`) and want a straightforward MCP stdio server wired into an MCP client (like VS Code).","avoid_when":"You need fine-grained OAuth scopes, documented rate limits, or strong interface-level observability/error semantics for automated agents.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:37:21.346024+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["GitHub CLI authentication (reused by extension)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["No information provided about MCP tool names, schemas, or error formats; agent behavior may depend on undocumented server specifics.","No explicit guidance on retries/backoff for rate limiting or transient failures.","Auth is implicit via `gh`; if `gh` credentials are missing/expired, MCP startup or calls may fail without clear documented remediation steps."],"error_quality":0.0}