Does GitHub have an MCP server?

Yes Official

GitHub maintains an official MCP server.

Verified 2026-08-10 against vendor docs

Access: Remote server
Endpoint: https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/
Repository: github/github-mcp-server
Maintainer: GitHub
License: MIT
Language: Go
Stars: 32k
Last commit: yesterday
Category: Developer Tools

What it does

GitHub's official MCP Server

— how github/github-mcp-server describes itself

The receipts

Vendor-hosted https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

A remote server run by GitHub itself — nothing to install. Documented at docs.github.com.

Official repository github/github-mcp-server

GitHub's official MCP Server

★ 32k pushed 2026-08-10 MIT Active

Connect it

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

Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:

terminal

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

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

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

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

.cursor/mcp.json

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

A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json

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

Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.

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

Questions

Does GitHub have an official MCP server?

Yes. GitHub maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/. The source lives at github/github-mcp-server on GitHub.

How do I connect GitHub to Claude?

Add https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/" in Claude Code.

Do I need to install anything to use the GitHub MCP server?

No. It is a remote server hosted by GitHub, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.

How is this verdict verified?

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 metadata is refreshed every six hours.

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

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