GitHub MCP Tools

A Multi-Claude Program (MCP) for interacting with GitHub APIs through Claude Desktop.

Features

• Search GitHub repositories and issues

• Create, update, and manage GitHub issues and pull requests

• Manage repository settings and configurations

• Handle repository workflows and actions

• Search for users and organizations

• Manage repository collaborators and teams

Related MCP server: GitHub MCP Server

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/github-mcp.git
   cd github-mcp

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   # On macOS/Linux
   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
   
   # On Windows
   python -m venv venv
   .\venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Create a .env file in the project root:

   touch .env

5. Add your GitHub credentials to the .env file:

   GITHUB_TOKEN=your_personal_access_token_here
   GITHUB_USERNAME=your_github_username

6. Test the installation:

   # Run all tests
   python -m pytest
   
   # Run a specific test file
   python -m pytest tests/test_search_repos.py

7. Start the MCP server:

   python run.py

Environment Setup

GitHub Personal Access Token

You'll need a fine-grained personal access token to authenticate with GitHub:

1. Log in to your GitHub account

2. Go to Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > Fine-grained tokens

3. Click "Generate new token"

4. Configure the token:

   • Token name: "Claude Desktop Integration"

   • Description: "Token for Claude Desktop GitHub integration"

   • Expiration: Choose an appropriate expiration date

   • Repository access: Select "All repositories" or specific repositories

   • Permissions:

     • Repository permissions:

       • Actions: Read and write

       • Contents: Read and write

       • Issues: Read and write

       • Pull requests: Read and write

       • Repository hooks: Read and write

       • Repository settings: Read and write

     • Organization permissions (if working with organization repositories):

       • Members: Read-only

       • Teams: Read-only

5. Click "Generate token" and save the generated token securely

Tools

Search Repositories

Search for GitHub repositories using various criteria.

Parameters:

• query: Search query string

• sort: Sort field (stars, forks, updated, etc.)

• order: Sort order (asc or desc)

• max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)

Create Issue

Create a new GitHub issue in a specified repository.

Parameters:

• owner: Repository owner

• repo: Repository name

• title: Issue title

• body: Issue description

• labels: List of labels to apply

• assignees: List of assignee usernames

Create Pull Request

Create a new pull request.

Parameters:

• owner: Repository owner

• repo: Repository name

• title: PR title

• body: PR description

• head: Source branch

• base: Target branch

• draft: Whether to create as draft PR

Manage Repository Settings

Update repository settings and configurations.

Parameters:

• owner: Repository owner

• repo: Repository name

• settings: Dictionary of settings to update

Search Issues

Search for issues across repositories.

Parameters:

• query: Search query string

• state: Issue state (open, closed, all)

• sort: Sort field

• order: Sort order

• max_results: Maximum number of results

Manage Workflows

Manage GitHub Actions workflows.

Parameters:

• owner: Repository owner

• repo: Repository name

• workflow_file: Workflow file path

• action: Action to perform (enable, disable, trigger)

Manage Collaborators

Manage repository collaborators.

Parameters:

• owner: Repository owner

• repo: Repository name

• username: Collaborator username

• permission: Permission level (pull, push, admin, maintain, triage)

Example Usage

# Search for repositories
search_repos(query="python web framework", sort="stars", max_results=5)

# Create a new issue
create_issue(
    owner="username",
    repo="repository",
    title="Bug: Login not working",
    body="Users cannot log in using the login button",
    labels=["bug", "high-priority"]
)

# Create a pull request
create_pull_request(
    owner="username",
    repo="repository",
    title="Feature: Add user authentication",
    body="Implements JWT-based authentication",
    head="feature/auth",
    base="main"
)

# Search for issues
search_issues(query="is:open is:issue author:username", max_results=10)

# Manage repository settings
manage_repo_settings(
    owner="username",
    repo="repository",
    settings={
        "has_issues": True,
        "has_projects": True,
        "has_wiki": True
    }
)

Development

Running Tests

# Run all tests
python -m pytest

# Run with coverage
python -m pytest --cov=src tests/

# Run specific test file
python -m pytest tests/test_search_repos.py

Adding New Tools

1. Create a new file in src/tools/

2. Implement your tool function

3. Register the tool in src/main.py

4. Add tests in tests/

5. Update documentation in README.md

Contributing

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a feature branch

3. Make your changes

4. Run tests

5. Submit a pull request

License

MIT License