ryan0204/github-repo-mcp

Overview

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that reads files and structure from a GitHub repository. It bridges MCP-compatible clients with GitHub's API to fetch repository content for AI agents.

Best for

Best for
Developers who want to give AI agents real-time read access to GitHub repositories

Use cases

• Reading repository files during AI-assisted development
• Exploring codebases without cloning locally
• Providing repository context to an AI agent for analysis

How to use

Install

npx github-repo-mcp

Tools exposed

• GITHUB_TOKEN

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf

Notes

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that reads files and structure from a GitHub repository. It bridges MCP-compatible clients with GitHub’s API to fetch repository content for AI agents.

27 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-04-25. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Reading repository files during AI-assisted development
• Exploring codebases without cloning locally
• Providing repository context to an AI agent for analysis

Pros

• Works with any MCP-compatible client like Claude
• Direct access to public GitHub repos without extra API keys
• Lightweight Node.js server easy to run locally

Cons

• Only supports reading repository content, not writing
• Small project with limited community support and testing
• Requires manual configuration of MCP client

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