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GitHub MCP Server

Name: NexyA2A
Author: melythemev

Deprecation Notice:
Development for this project has been moved to github/github-mcp-server.

Overview

MCP Server for the GitHub API, enabling file operations, repository management, search functionality, and more.

Architecture

flowchart TD
    User[User/Client] -->|API Request| MCPServer[MCP Server]
    MCPServer -->|GitHub API| GitHub[GitHub]
    MCPServer -->|File Ops| FileSystem[(File System)]
    MCPServer -->|Service: nexy-cron| NexyCron[nexy-cron Service]
    MCPServer -->|Service: SocialNexy| SocialNexy[SocialNexy Service]

Features

Automatic Branch Creation: Branches are created as needed.
Comprehensive Error Handling: Clear error messages for common issues.
Git History Preservation: Maintains proper Git history.
Batch Operations: Supports single and multi-file operations.
Advanced Search: Search code, issues/PRs, and users.

Services

nexy-cron: Token analytics, wallet stats, trending tokens, and more.
SocialNexy: Social sentiment, trending topics, and influencer data.

Tools

graph TD
    subgraph File & Repo
        create_or_update_file
        push_files
        get_file_contents
        create_repository
        fork_repository
        create_branch
        list_commits
    end
    subgraph Search
        search_repositories
        search_code
        search_issues
        search_users
    end
    subgraph Issues & PRs
        create_issue
        update_issue
        add_issue_comment
        create_pull_request
        get_pull_request
        list_pull_requests
        create_pull_request_review
        merge_pull_request
        get_pull_request_files
        get_pull_request_status
        get_pull_request_comments
        get_pull_request_reviews
        update_pull_request_branch
        get_issue
        list_issues
    end

See the full list of tools and their parameters in the Tools Section.

Setup

Personal Access Token

Create a GitHub Personal Access Token with appropriate permissions.
Add it to your environment or configuration.

Usage with Claude Desktop

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "mcp/github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Build

docker build -t mcp/github -f src/github/Dockerfile .

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Diagrams

High-Level Architecture

flowchart TD
    User[User/Client] -->|API Request| MCPServer[MCP Server]
    MCPServer -->|GitHub API| GitHub[GitHub]
    MCPServer -->|File Ops| FileSystem[(File System)]
    MCPServer -->|Service: nexy-cron| NexyCron[nexy-cron Service]
    MCPServer -->|Service: SocialNexy| SocialNexy[SocialNexy Service]

Tools/Commands Overview

graph TD
    subgraph File & Repo
        create_or_update_file
        push_files
        get_file_contents
        create_repository
        fork_repository
        create_branch
        list_commits
    end
    subgraph Search
        search_repositories
        search_code
        search_issues
        search_users
    end
    subgraph Issues & PRs
        create_issue
        update_issue
        add_issue_comment
        create_pull_request
        get_pull_request
        list_pull_requests
        create_pull_request_review
        merge_pull_request
        get_pull_request_files
        get_pull_request_status
        get_pull_request_comments
        get_pull_request_reviews
        update_pull_request_branch
        get_issue
        list_issues
    end

For more details, see the full documentation or codebase.

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