Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for GitHub using Claude Desktop
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# Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for GitHub using Claude Desktop Add the following code to the `./Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` ``` { "mcpServers": { "git-hub-server": { "command": "python3.11", "args": [ "./{enter_your_full_file_path}/Claude_MCP_Server/main.py" ] } } } ``` There…
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- List all pull requests for a repository
- Retrieve detailed information on a specific or latest PR
- Fetch repository issues with state and pagination filters
- Access README content in multiple formats (.md, .rst, .txt)
- Retrieve any file content from a repository
- Get files from a specific branch
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"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for GitHub using Claude DesktopCommand (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
From the repository
- Python 3.11.9
- Required packages: fastmcp, httpx, requests, urllib3, mcp, typing
list_pull_requests
List all pull requests for a repository
get_specified_pr
Get detailed information about a specific PR
get_repository_issues
Fetch repository issues with filtering
get_repository_readme
Get README file content
get_repository_file
Access any file from the repository
| Tool | Description | Parameters |
|------|-------------|------------|
| list_pull_requests | List all pull requests for a repository | owner, repo |
| get_specified_pr | Get detailed information about a specific PR | owner, repo, pr_number (optional) |
| get_repository_issues | Fetch repository issues with filtering | owner, repo, state, per_page |
| get_repository_readme | Get README file content | owner, repo, branch |
| get_repository_file | Access any file from the repository | owner, repo, file_path, branch |
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"model context protocol (mcp) server for github using claude desktop": {
"git-hub-server": {
"command": "python3.11",
"args": [
"./{enter_your_full_file_path}/Claude_MCP_Server/main.py"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"git-hub-server": {
"command": "python3.11",
"args": [
"./{enter_your_full_file_path}/Claude_MCP_Server/main.py"
]
}
}Add the following code to the ./Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"git-hub-server": {
"command": "python3.11",
"args": [
"./{enter_your_full_file_path}/Claude_MCP_Server/main.py"
]
}
}
}
There is no need to locally run main.py - Claude will run this code in the background once it starts.
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