GitHub MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GitHub operations. This server provides tools for listing PRs, getting commit details, and comparing changes - useful for understanding what changed in a build or investigating test failures.

Installation

npm install -g @bugzy-ai/github-mcp-server

Or use with npx:

npx @bugzy-ai/github-mcp-server

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Configuration

Set the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable with a token that has repo scope:

export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here

Available Tools

github_list_prs

List pull requests in a repository with optional filters.

Parameters:

• owner (required): Repository owner

• repo (required): Repository name

• state (optional): Filter by state - "open", "closed", or "all" (default: "all")

• base (optional): Filter by base branch

• sort (optional): Sort by "created", "updated", "popularity", or "long-running"

• direction (optional): Sort direction - "asc" or "desc"

• per_page (optional): Results per page (max 100)

• page (optional): Page number

github_get_pr

Get detailed information about a specific pull request.

Parameters:

• owner (required): Repository owner

• repo (required): Repository name

• pull_number (required): Pull request number

github_list_commits

List commits on a branch with optional date range filters.

Parameters:

• owner (required): Repository owner

• repo (required): Repository name

• sha (optional): Branch name, tag, or commit SHA

• since (optional): Only commits after this date (ISO 8601)

• until (optional): Only commits before this date (ISO 8601)

• per_page (optional): Results per page (max 100)

• page (optional): Page number

github_get_commit

Get detailed information about a specific commit.

Parameters:

• owner (required): Repository owner

• repo (required): Repository name

• ref (required): Commit SHA, branch name, or tag name

github_compare_commits

Compare two commits, branches, or tags.

Parameters:

• owner (required): Repository owner

• repo (required): Repository name

• base (required): Base ref (branch, tag, or SHA)

• head (required): Head ref (branch, tag, or SHA)

• per_page (optional): Results per page (max 100)

• page (optional): Page number

MCP Configuration

Add to your .mcp.json:

{
 "mcpServers": {
 "github": {
 "command": "npx",
 "args": ["-y", "@bugzy-ai/github-mcp-server"],
 "env": {
 "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
 }
 }
 }
}

License

Apache-2.0

Resources

• NPM Package
• GitHub Repository
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