MCP server to create, read, update, list, and search GitHub Gists from your IDE
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add github-gist -- npx -y mcp-server-github-gist~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.github-gist]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-server-github-gist"]
# codex mcp add github-gist -- npx -y mcp-server-github-gist~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-gist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-github-gist"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"github-gist": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-github-gist"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-gist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-github-gist"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-gist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-github-gist"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-gist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-github-gist"
]
}
}
}