# github/github-mcp-server

> GitHub's official MCP Server

- GitHub: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server
- Category: MCP & Tool Use (https://ideas.asveas.com/c/mcp)
- Tags: mcp, go
- Language: Go · License: MIT
- Stars: 34,391 · Forks: 5,332 · Open issues: 453
- Last push: 2026-11-11 (today)
- Vibe score: 87/100

## What it is
The GitHub MCP Server connects AI tools directly to GitHub's platform. This gives AI agents, assistants, and chatbots the ability to read repositories and code files, manage issues and PRs, analyze code, and automate workflows. All through natural language interactions.

## When to use it
Reach for github-mcp-server when you want Claude, Cursor or any MCP client to reach a new tool, API or data source — it's written in Go and fits stacks tagged mcp.

## Maintenance
github/github-mcp-server looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 34,391 stars and 453 open issues.

## Quick start
```bash
git clone https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server.git
```

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