GitHub MCP

Use GitHub with Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf to let AI read, act, and automate — no code required.

Use GitHub MCP

How to use this MCP

Connect Your GitHub Account

Get Your MCP Server URL

Get your MCP URL and install it in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

Ask AI to Act

Ask your AI assistant to read emails, manage your calendar, and more.

GitHub Triggers

New Pull Request

Triggers when there is activity on a pull request.

New Star

Trigger when there is activity relating to repository stars.

New Issue

Triggers when there is activity relating to an issue.

Push

Triggers when there is a push to a repository branch. This includes when a commit is pushed, when a commit tag is pushed, when a branch is deleted, when a tag is deleted, or when a repository is created from a template.

New Discussion

Triggers when there is activity relating to a discussion.

New Comment Posted

Triggers when there is a new comment posted on a discussion.

New Branch

Triggers when a new branch is created.

New Collaborator

Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a repository.

New Label

Triggers when a new label is created in a repository.

New Milestone

Triggers when a new milestone is created.

New Release

Triggers when a new release is added.

New Commit

Triggers when a new commit is pushed.

New Review Request

Triggers when you are requested to review a pull request.

New Mention

Triggers when you are mentioned in a comment.

GitHub Actions

Create Issue

Create Issue in GitHub Repository

Get issue information

Grabs information from a specific issue

Create comment on a issue

Adds a comment to the specified issue (also works with pull requests)

Lock issue

Locks the specified issue

Unlock issue

Unlocks the specified issue

Raw GraphQL query

Perform a raw GraphQL query

Create Pull Request Review Comment

Creates a review comment on a pull request in a GitHub repository

Create Commit Comment

Creates a comment on a commit in a GitHub repository

Create Discussion Comment

Creates a comment on a discussion in a GitHub repository

Add Labels to Issue

Adds labels to an existing issue.

Create Branch

Creates a new branch on a repository.

Delete Branch

Deletes a branch from a repository.

Update Issue

Updates an existing issue.

Find Branch

Finds a branch by name and returns its details.

Find Issue

Finds an issue based title.

Find User

Finds a user by their login name.

Create Gist

Create a GitHub Gist. Requires an OAuth connection — Gists cannot be created with GitHub App authentication.

Custom API Call

Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint