GitHub Star Count MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows Claude to fetch star counts from public GitHub repositories. It integrates the GitHub API into Claude Desktop, enabling simple repository statistics retrieval.

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- Fetch star counts for any public GitHub repository
- Integrates with Claude Desktop via MCP
- Simple API for getting repository statistics

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name GitHub Star Count MCP Server

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

- Python 3.11+
- uv for dependency management
- GitHub Personal Access Token

Run the MCP server directly:

python star_count.py

Or use the provided shell script:

./run_star_count.sh

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github star count mcp server": {
            "GitHub_MCP": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "GitHub_MCP": {
        "command": "uv",
        "args": [
            "venv"
        ]
    }
}

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows Claude to fetch star counts from GitHub repositories.

Features

- Fetch star counts for any public GitHub repository
- Integrates with Claude Desktop via MCP
- Simple API for getting repository statistics

Setup

Prerequisites

- Python 3.11+
- uv for dependency management
- GitHub Personal Access Token

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gh_mcp.git

   cd gh_mcp

2. Install dependencies:

   uv venv

   source .venv/bin/activate

   uv pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Create a .env file with your GitHub token:

   GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

Usage

Running the MCP Server

Run the MCP server directly:

python star_count.py

Or use the provided shell script:

./run_star_count.sh

Claude Desktop Integration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

"github-star-count-mcp": {
  "command": "/bin/bash",
  "args": [
    "/path/to/gh_mcp/run_star_count.sh"
  ]
}

Example Prompts for Claude

Once the MCP server is configured with Claude Desktop, you can use prompts like:

Use the github-star-count-mcp MCP server to get the star count for the repository "anthropics/claude-api" owned by "anthropics"

Project Structure

- star_count.py: Main MCP server implementation
- github_integration.py: GitHub API integration functions
- run_star_count.sh: Helper script for running the MCP server
- test_mcp.py: Simple test MCP server for verification

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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