GitHub MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides 29 Git operations + 11 workflow combinations for AI assistants and developers. This server exposes comprehensive Git repository management through a standardized interface, enabling AI models and developers to safely manage complex version control workflows.

🎯 About

GitHub MCP Server bridges AI assistants with Git repositories and provides powerful developer productivity tools. It provides:

• Safe Git operations through a standardized MCP interface (29 operations)
• Complete version control capabilities including advanced operations (tag, merge, rebase, cherry-pick, blame, bisect)
• 31 workflow combinations for enhanced developer productivity
• Advanced developer tools (backup, cleanup, workflow automation)
• Error handling and validation to prevent common Git mistakes
• Direct integration with VS Code and AI assistants like GitHub Copilot
• CLI wrapper for terminal access and automation

🚀 Features Overview

This server provides comprehensive Git repository management through two main categories:

📁 Basic Git Operations (17 operations)

Essential daily Git commands organized in bin/basic/ - see Basic Operations Guide for detailed documentation.

• File Management: Add, remove files from staging area
• Repository Information: Status, history, differences
• Commit Operations: Create commits, push, pull
• Branch Management: Create, switch branches
• Remote Management: Add, remove, configure remotes
• Stash Operations: Temporarily save changes
• Reset Operations: Repository state management

🚀 Advanced Git Operations (12 operations)

Sophisticated workflows and automation in bin/advanced/ - see Advanced Workflows Guide for comprehensive documentation.

• Workflow Combinations: Complete flows (add→commit→push), quick commits, sync operations
• Development Tools: Smart development workflows, backup systems
• Advanced Git Features: Tags, merging, rebasing, cherry-picking, blame, bisect
• Maintenance & Safety: Repository cleanup, optimization, backup management
• Professional Workflows: Release management, hotfix procedures, team collaboration

🛠️ Installation

🚀 Quick Start with npx (Recommended)

The fastest way to use GitHub MCP Server is with npx - no installation required!

# Basic Git operations
npx github-mcp-server gstatus
npx github-mcp-server gadd
npx github-mcp-server gcommit "your commit message"
npx github-mcp-server gpush

# Advanced workflows
npx github-mcp-server gflow "implement new feature"
npx github-mcp-server gsync
npx github-mcp-server gbackup

# Or use the short alias
npx gms gstatus
npx gms gflow "quick fix"

📦 Global Installation

For frequent use, install globally:

# Using npm
npm install -g github-mcp-server

# Using pnpm (recommended)
pnpm add -g github-mcp-server

# Then use directly
gstatus
gflow "your message"
gsync

🔧 Local Development Installation

See markdown/INSTALLATION.md for detailed installation guide for Windows, macOS, WSL, and all platforms.

🤖 MCP Server Integration (Cursor, Claude, etc.)

🎯 Cursor IDE에서 MCP 서버 사용하기

Cursor에서 GitHub MCP Server를 사용하려면 다음 설정을 추가하세요:

File: ~/.cursor/mcp_config.json

🔑 GitHub 토큰 설정 (권장)

GitHub 토큰을 설정하면 인증 오류 없이 Git 작업을 수행할 수 있습니다:

1. GitHub Personal Access Token 생성:

   • GitHub.com → Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens → Tokens (classic)
   • "Generate new token" → "Generate new token (classic)"
   • 권한 설정: repo, workflow, write:packages 등 필요한 권한 선택
   • 토큰 생성 후 안전한 곳에 저장

2. 환경변수 설정:

   • GITHUB_TOKEN: GitHub Personal Access Token
   • GITHUB_USERNAME: GitHub 사용자명 (선택사항, 기본값: 'git')

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["github-mcp-server-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_personal_access_token",
        "GITHUB_USERNAME": "your_github_username"
      },
      "capabilities": ["tools", "resources", "prompts"]
    }
  }
}

🔧 다른 MCP 클라이언트 설정

Claude Desktop

File: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["github-mcp-server", "mcp"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Continue (VS Code Extension)

File: ~/.continue/config.json

{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "GitHub MCP Assistant",
      "provider": "anthropic",
      "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
      "contextLength": 200000,
      "mcpServers": [
        {
          "name": "github-mcp-server",
          "command": "npx",
          "args": ["github-mcp-server", "mcp"],
          "env": {}
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

🚀 MCP 서버 직접 실행

npm 패키지로 설치된 MCP 서버를 직접 실행할 수도 있습니다:

# 글로벌 설치 후
npm install -g github-mcp-server
github-mcp-server mcp

# 또는 npx로 직접 실행
npx github-mcp-server mcp

📋 사용 가능한 MCP 도구들

MCP 서버를 통해 사용할 수 있는 29개 Git 작업:

• 기본 작업: git-status, git-add, git-commit, git-push, git-pull
• 브랜치 관리: git-branch, git-checkout, git-merge, git-rebase
• 고급 작업: git-tag, git-cherry-pick, git-blame, git-bisect
• 워크플로우: git-flow, git-sync, git-backup, git-clean

**자세한 설정은 markdown/MCP_UNIVERSAL_CONFIG.md**를 참조하세요.

🚀 Quick Usage Guide

📁 Basic Git Operations

# Check repository status
npx github-mcp-server gstatus

# Add all files and commit
npx github-mcp-server gadd
npx github-mcp-server gcommit "your commit message"

# Push to remote
npx github-mcp-server gpush

# Pull from remote
npx github-mcp-server gpull

# Branch operations
npx github-mcp-server gbranch feature-auth
npx github-mcp-server gcheckout feature-auth

# View history and differences
npx github-mcp-server glog 5
npx github-mcp-server gdiff main

🚀 Advanced Workflows

# Complete workflow (add → commit → push)
npx github-mcp-server gflow "implement new feature"

# Quick commit without push
npx github-mcp-server gquick "fix typo"

# Sync with remote (pull → push)
npx github-mcp-server gsync

# Development session management
npx github-mcp-server gdev feature-auth

# Backup and safety
npx github-mcp-server gbackup --emergency

# Repository cleanup
npx github-mcp-server gclean --optimize

🔧 Specialized Git Operations

# Tag management
npx github-mcp-server gtag create v1.0.0 "Release version"

# Merge operations
npx github-mcp-server gmerge feature-branch

# Rebase operations
npx github-mcp-server grebase main

# Cherry-pick specific commit
npx github-mcp-server gcherry abc1234

# Line-by-line authorship
npx github-mcp-server gblame src/app.js

📚 Help and Discovery

# List all available operations
npx github-mcp-server list

# Get help for specific operation
npx github-mcp-server help

# Show basic operations
npx github-mcp-server glist basic

# Show advanced workflows
npx github-mcp-server glist advanced

🏗️ Project Structure & Architecture

GitHub MCP Server is organized for clarity and progressive learning:

github-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts              # MCP server (29 tool registrations, schema definitions)
│   └── github.ts             # Git operations engine (all 29 implementations)
├── bin/
│   ├── basic/                # 📁 17 Essential Git Operations
│   │   ├── README.md         # Comprehensive basic operations guide
│   │   ├── gadd.js           # Add files (git add)
│   │   ├── gcommit.js        # Create commits (git commit)
│   │   ├── gpush.js          # Push changes (git push)
│   │   ├── gpull.js          # Pull changes (git pull)
│   │   ├── gstatus.js        # Repository status (git status)
│   │   ├── gbranch.js        # Branch management (git branch)
│   │   ├── gcheckout.js      # Branch switching (git checkout)
│   │   ├── glog.js           # Commit history (git log)
│   │   ├── gdiff.js          # Show differences (git diff)
│   │   ├── gstash.js         # Stash operations (git stash)
│   │   ├── gpop.js           # Apply stash (git stash pop)
│   │   ├── greset.js         # Reset operations (git reset)
│   │   ├── gclone.js         # Clone repositories (git clone)
│   │   ├── gremote.js        # Remote management (git remote)
│   │   └── ginit.js          # Initialize repository (git init)
│   └── advanced/             # 🚀 13 Advanced Workflows & Automation
│       ├── README.md         # Comprehensive advanced workflows guide
│       ├── gflow.js          # Complete workflow (add→commit→push)
│       ├── gquick.js         # Quick commit workflow
│       ├── gsync.js          # Sync workflow (pull→push)
│       ├── gdev.js           # Development session management
│       ├── gworkflow.js      # Professional workflow combinations
│       ├── gfix.js           # Smart fix and patch workflows
│       ├── gfresh.js         # Fresh start workflows
│       ├── gbackup.js        # Backup and safety operations
│       ├── gclean.js         # Repository cleanup and optimization
│       ├── gsave.js          # Save and preserve workflows
│       ├── glist.js          # Tool discovery and help system
│       ├── grelease.js       # Release management workflows
│       └── common.js         # Shared utilities and helpers
├── markdown/
│   ├── INSTALLATION.md      # Detailed installation guide
│   ├── DEPLOY.md            # Production deployment guide
│   ├── DOCKER.md            # Docker setup and deployment guide
│   └── QUICK_REFERENCES.md  # Copy-paste command reference
├── mcp-cli.js               # Enhanced CLI wrapper (organized by structure)
├── package.json             # Project configuration & npm scripts
├── tsconfig.json            # TypeScript configuration
└── README.md                # This comprehensive guide

📖 Documentation Structure

• bin/basic/README.md - Complete guide to 17 essential Git operations
• bin/advanced/README.md - Comprehensive advanced workflows documentation
• markdown/INSTALLATION.md - Step-by-step installation for all platforms
• markdown/MCP_UNIVERSAL_CONFIG.md - Universal MCP configuration for all LLM clients
• markdown/QUICK_REFERENCES.md - Copy-paste commands for quick reference
• markdown/DOCKER.md - Docker setup, deployment, and containerization
• markdown/DEPLOY.md - Production deployment and hosting strategies

🔧 Technical Architecture

📡 MCP Server Core (src/index.ts)

• 29 Tool Registrations with complete JSON schemas
• Enhanced Metadata with operation tracking and performance monitoring
• Input Validation using Zod schemas for type safety
• Error Handling Pipeline with timeout protection and meaningful messages
• Cross-platform Compatibility with environment normalization

⚙️ Git Operations Engine (src/github.ts)

• Comprehensive Implementation of all 29 Git operations
• Security Features - Command injection prevention and input sanitization
• Enhanced Error Handling with context-aware messaging for common scenarios
• Performance Monitoring - Operation duration tracking and logging
• Safety Checks - Repository validation and file existence verification

🖥️ Enhanced CLI System

• Smart Organization - Tools categorized by basic vs advanced operations
• Directory-Aware Help - References to specific README files for detailed guidance
• Progressive Learning - Clear path from basic to advanced operations
• Tool Discovery - Enhanced glist command with category filtering

🛡️ Error Handling & Safety

• 🔍 Repository Validation: Ensures directory is a valid Git repository
• 📁 File Existence Checks: Validates files exist before Git operations
• ⏱️ Timeout Protection: 30-second timeout for operations
• 🚫 Input Sanitization: Prevents command injection
• 📝 Detailed Error Messages: Clear, actionable error descriptions

License

ISC License

Author

Created for use with AI assistants that support the Model Context Protocol.