GitHub Manager MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server for GitHub management

This TypeScript-based MCP server provides tools for managing GitHub organizations, repositories, and collaborators through the GitHub API.

Features

GitHub Management Tools

• list_orgs: List GitHub organizations the authenticated user belongs to

• list_repos: List repositories in a specified organization

• create_repo: Create a new repository in an organization

• add_collaborator: Add a collaborator to a repository

• update_repo_settings: Update repository settings

Related MCP server: MCP Server

Development

Installation

npm install

Build

npm run build

Development with Auto-rebuild

npm run watch

Testing

Run unit tests:

npm test

Run tests with coverage:

npm run test:coverage

Configuration

Environment Variables

• GITHUB_TOKEN: GitHub personal access token with required scopes

MCP Server Installation

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-manager": {
      "command": "/path/to/github-manager/build/index.js",
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Debugging

We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.