Lets agents manage GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests and code through the GitHub API.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add github-server-cyanheads --env GITHUB_TOKEN='<GITHUB_TOKEN>' --env LOG_LEVEL='<LOG_LEVEL>' --env SERVER_NAME='<SERVER_NAME>' -- node /path/to/github-mcp-server/build/index.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.github-server-cyanheads]
command = "node"
args = ["/path/to/github-mcp-server/build/index.js"]
env = { GITHUB_TOKEN = "<GITHUB_TOKEN>", LOG_LEVEL = "<LOG_LEVEL>", SERVER_NAME = "<SERVER_NAME>" }
# codex mcp add github-server-cyanheads --env GITHUB_TOKEN='<GITHUB_TOKEN>' --env LOG_LEVEL='<LOG_LEVEL>' --env SERVER_NAME='<SERVER_NAME>' -- node /path/to/github-mcp-server/build/index.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-server-cyanheads": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/github-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"github-server-cyanheads": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/github-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-server-cyanheads": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/github-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-server-cyanheads": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/github-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-server-cyanheads": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/github-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GITHUB_TOKENLOG_LEVELSERVER_NAME
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.