Github MCP server
Manage repositories, users, releases, and automate GitHub workflows
31 stars160 downloads/wk
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Github tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan4 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 138 days ago8/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
How Github compares
Against every graded Developer tools MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 80/100
- higher than 55% of 1,119 Developer tools servers
- GitHub stars
- 31
- more than 90% of 855 Developer tools servers
- Downloads a week
- 160
- more than 67% of 436 Developer tools servers with a package
Install Github in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add github -- uvx mcparmory-github
What the publisher says
From the Github repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
MCP Armory Registry
Production-ready MCP servers for popular APIs, generated by MCP Blacksmith.
Servers · Install & Usage · Features · How it works · License
MCP servers that connect AI agents to real-world APIs. Each server is a standalone Python package — generated from the upstream OpenAPI spec using MCP Blacksmith and tested against the live API before release. Hosted on MCP Armory or run independently.
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Servers
🧠 AI & Machine Learning   ElevenLabs · Linkup · Parallel · Perplexity AI · Ragie · Replicate
📊 Analytics   Ahrefs · Datadog · Google Analytics · Google Search Console · Linkly · Mixpanel · PostHog
⛓️ Blockchain & Crypto   Alchemy NFT
💼 CRM & Sales   Apollo
💬 Communication   Atlassian Confluence · Google Gmail · MailerSend · Mailtrap · Postmark · Resend · Slack
🗄️ Data & Databases   Enigma · Pinecone
🛠️ Developer Tools   AgentQL · Apify · Bitbucket · Bright Data · Browserbase · BuiltWith · Canvas · CircleCI · Codacy · Contentful Management · ConvertAPI · E2B · Firecrawl · GitHub · GitLab · LaunchDarkly · Postman · Scrapingant · Semrush AppCenter · Sentry
📄 Documents & Printing   PDF.co
🛒 E-commerce   Shopify Admin
💰 Finance   Alpha Vantage · Polygon · Ramp
👥 HR & Recruiting   BambooHR
☁️ Infrastructure   Globalping · Grafana · PagerDuty · Rootly · Runpod
⚖️ Legal & Compliance   NetLicensing
🗺️ Maps & Location   Google Maps Platform · IP2Location.io IP Geolocation · OpenCage Geocoding
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Github: common questions
- Is Github MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (80/100). Read the Github safety report
- How do I install Github?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Github need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Github maintained?
- The last commit was 176 days ago (2026-05-12). The latest release is v1.0.6.
- What can I use instead of Github?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: GitDiagram MCP server, GitLab MCP Server and Gk CLI MCP server.
- How does Github compare with other Developer tools MCP servers?
- safety score 80/100 (higher than 55% of 1,119 Developer tools servers); github stars 31 (more than 90% of 855 Developer tools servers); downloads a week 160 (more than 67% of 436 Developer tools servers with a package). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Github
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- GitDiagramArchitecture diagrams, explanations and Mermaid source for public GitHub repositories.not reviewedEstablishedA
- GitLab MCP ServerGitLab MCP server for projects, merge requests, issues, pipelines, wiki, releases, and more.not reviewedWidely usedB
Gk CLIThe GitKraken MCP Server for managing repos, PRs, issues across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and more.not reviewedEstablishedB- Agent HarnessesAgent-harness picks, decision guides, setup templates, and skills; live GitHub/HN discovery.not reviewedEstablishedA
uploads.shHost files from coding agents; stage on a branch and attach to GitHub PRs.not reviewedEstablishedA