GitHub PR Comments MCP Server
This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that fetches GitHub Pull Request comments using a GitHub personal access token.
Features
- Fetches PR comments with file paths, line ranges, and replies
- Uses GitHub API via Octokit
- Implements MCP server with StdioServerTransport
- Returns comments in a structured JSON format
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install github-pr-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install github-pr-mcp --client claude
Installing Manually
- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Create a
.envfile with your GitHub token:
GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here
Usage
- Build the project:
npm run build
- Run the server:
npm start
Or directly with a GitHub token:
node dist/server.js your_github_token_here
- The server exposes a tool called
get_pr_commentsthat accepts the following parameters:
owner: Repository owner (username or organization)repo: Repository namepull_number: Pull request number
Integration with Cursor
To integrate with Cursor, use the following command in Cursor's MCP server configuration:
node /path/to/dist/server.js your_github_token_here
Replace /path/to with the actual path to your project, and your_github_token_here with your GitHub personal access token.
Testing
A test client is included to verify the server functionality:
- Build the project:
npm run build
- Run the test client:
npm test
The test client will start the server, connect to it, and call the get_pr_comments tool with sample parameters.
Response Format
The server returns comments in the following format:
{
"comments": [
{
"id": 123456789,
"path": "src/example.js",
"body": "This is a comment on a specific line",
"line": 42,
"start_line": 40,
"user": {
"login": "username"
},
"created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"replies": [
{
"id": 987654321,
"body": "This is a reply to the comment",
"user": {
"login": "another-username"
},
"created_at": "2023-01-02T00:00:00Z"
}
]
}
]
}
Development
To run the server in development mode:
npm run dev
License
ISC
GitHub PR Comments Server
Project Details
- shaileshahuja/github-pr-mcp
- MIT License
- Last Updated: 4/6/2025
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