Github MCP Server For Claude Desktop

🚀 GitHub MCP Server for Claude Desktop

Enhance your Claude Desktop experience with seamless GitHub integration!

This MCP server directly connects Claude Desktop to your GitHub repositories and Git commands, allowing you to interact with code and repositories through natural conversations.

✨ Features

• 🔄 git-clone - Clone any repository with a simple request.
• 📊 git-status - Check the status of your repositories.
• 📋 github-list-repos - Browse your GitHub repositories.
• 🔍 github-repo-info - Get detailed information about any repository.
• 📝 git-commit - Commit changes to your repositories.
• 🚀 git-push - Push commits to GitHub.
• 🆕 github-create-repo - Create new GitHub repositories.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/shibdad/github-mcp-server.git
   cd github-mcp-server
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Make it executable:

   chmod +x start.sh index.js
   

4. Add your GitHub token (for accessing private repositories and APIs):

   echo "your-github-token" > .github_token
   

5. Connect to Claude Desktop:

   Edit Claude's configuration file:

   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

   Add the following to your configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "github": {
         "command": "/bin/sh",
         "args": ["-c", "/path/to/github-mcp-server/start.sh"]
       }
     }
   }
   

6. Restart Claude, and you're all set!

💬 Try These Prompts

Once connected, ask Claude to do the following:

• "Clone the tensorflow/models repository to my Downloads folder."
• "Check the Git status of my project directory."
• "Show me the list of my GitHub repositories."
• "Get detailed information about the microsoft/vscode repository."
• "Commit changes with the message 'Update documentation'."
• "Push the commits to GitHub."
• "Create a new repository named 'my-awesome-project'."

🔧 Requirements

• Node.js version 16 or higher.
• Git command-line tools.
• Claude Desktop.
• A GitHub personal access token (for API access).

🔒 GitHub Token Options

Need access to private repositories? You can add your token in the following ways:

1. Create a .github_token file in the project folder.
2. Set the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable.
3. Add it directly to Claude's configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "github": {
         "command": "/bin/sh",
         "args": ["-c", "/path/to/github-mcp-server/start.sh"],
         "env": {
           "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-github-token"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

🙋♂️ Contributing

Found a bug? Want to add a feature? Feel free to submit a pull request!

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.