# Does GitHub have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** GitHub maintains an official MCP server.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Remote server — Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
- Endpoint: `https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/`
- Repository: [github/github-mcp-server](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) — ★ 32k, last push 2026-08-10, MIT
- Maintainer: GitHub
- Language: Go
- Category: [Developer Tools](https://mcpyet.com/category/developer-tools/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-08-10
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-08-11 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## What it does

> GitHub's official MCP Server
> — how [github/github-mcp-server](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) describes itself

## The receipts

- **Vendor-hosted (remote):** `https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/` — a remote server run by GitHub itself, nothing to install. Documented at <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/customizing-copilot/using-model-context-protocol/using-the-github-mcp-server>.
- **Official repository:** [github/github-mcp-server](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) — ★ 32k, pushed 2026-08-10, MIT (active)

## How to connect it

Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/
```

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors**
2. Click **Add custom connector**
3. Paste `https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/`
4. Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "github": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

1. Enable **Developer mode** under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
2. Choose **Create** and paste `https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/`
3. Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat

## How we know

github/github-mcp-server (32k+ stars) is GitHub's official MCP server, also hosted at api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/. Seed top_repo was an unrelated charting server.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-08-11, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-08-10.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

## Also in Developer Tools

- [Chrome DevTools](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/chrome-devtools.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Google AI Studio](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/google-ai-studio.md) — Community only (Sort of)
- [Serena](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/serena.md) — Official (Yes)
- [LangChain](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/langchain.md) — Official (Yes)
- [GitLab](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/gitlab.md) — Official (Yes)
- [n8n](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/n8n.md) — Official (Yes)

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/github/ — data refreshed 2026-08-11