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GitHub MCP Server

Official GitHub MCP server

🔌 MCP & tools open source / open weights
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87
/ 100

Visit github.com ↗

Lets agents read repos, manage issues and PRs, and inspect Actions through MCP; local or remote.

Use it when…

Your agent needs to work with GitHub issues, PRs and code.

Skip it if…

You only use GitLab.

Score breakdown

Job fit22/30
Ease / time-to-first-result12/15
Value15/15
Momentum13/15
Openness & portability10/10
Trust & maturity10/10
Builder/gamer bonus5/5

Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →

Details

Pricing
Free and open source
Unverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
Free tier
Yes (unverified)
Platforms
MCP
Open source
Yes
Official URL
https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server
URL verified
Oct 18, 2026 (curl HTTP GET)
Last reviewed
Oct 18, 2026 by agent
Sources
https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server

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