@mpurdon/mcp-github

A local stdio MCP server for GitHub, focused on org/repo triage and pull-request review workflows via the GitHub REST API.

Tools: list_my_orgs, list_org_repos, get_org_recent_prs, get_pr_for_review, get_pr_ci_failures, get_security_prs, get_deployment_environments, search_issues, list_workflow_runs, get_workflow_run, create_issue_comment.

Install

npx -y @mpurdon/mcp-github

Or register it interactively with npx @mpurdon/mcp-servers configure.

Configuration

| Variable | Required | Description | | -------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | GITHUB_TOKEN | yes | A GitHub personal access token (classic or fine-grained) with the scopes needed for the repos/orgs you want to query (typically repo, read:org, workflow). |

Create one at https://github.com/settings/tokens. The token is only ever sent in the Authorization header — it is never returned in tool results or errors.

Register with your Claude host

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mpurdon/mcp-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Config file location per host:

• Claude Desktop — ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS)
• Claude Code — ~/.claude.json (user) or a project .mcp.json
• Claude Cowork — the workspace's .mcp.json

Restart the host.

Security notes

• The token is read from env only and never crosses the MCP wire.
• stdio only: the server opens no network listener of its own.