GitHub MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for GitHub integration. This server provides tools for interacting with GitHub’s API through the MCP protocol.

Features

• Create GitHub repositories
• Push content to repositories
• Get user information
• Proper error handling and TypeScript type safety
• Automatic installation script

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• npm (v8 or higher)
• PowerShell (for Windows installation)
• GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope

Installation

Windows

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/oghenetejiriorukpegmail/github-mcp.git

2. Run the installation script:

.install.ps1

The script will:

• Create the necessary directories
• Install dependencies
• Build the TypeScript code
• Configure the MCP settings

Manual Installation

1. Create the MCP directory:

mkdir -p "$env:APPDATARoo-CodeMCPgithub-mcp"

2. Clone this repository into that directory:

git clone https://github.com/oghenetejiriorukpegmail/github-mcp.git "$env:APPDATARoo-CodeMCPgithub-mcp"

3. Install dependencies:

cd "$env:APPDATARoo-CodeMCPgithub-mcp"
npm install

4. Build the TypeScript code:

npm run build

5. Add the server configuration to your MCP settings file at: %APPDATA%CodeUserglobalStoragerooveterinaryinc.roo-clinesettingscline_mcp_settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "%APPDATA%Roo-CodeMCPgithub-mcpbuildindex.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-github-token-here"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "alwaysAllow": []
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

get_user

Get GitHub user information.

{
  "username": "octocat"
}

create_repo

Create a new GitHub repository.

{
  "repo_name": "my-new-repo",
  "description": "A new repository",
  "private": false
}

push_to_repo

Push content to a GitHub repository.

{
  "repo_name": "my-repo",
  "file_path": "docs/README.md",
  "content": "# My ProjectnThis is a test file.",
  "message": "Add README file"
}

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Make changes to src/index.ts
4. Build: npm run build
5. Test your changes

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

License

MIT