Load GitHub token from environment or set manually
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Repository created via custom MCP Python server
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- Requires Python 3, Flask, and requests libraries.
- GitHub token loaded from environment variable for security.
- Runs a local HTTP server on port 5001.
- Accepts JSON commands to create GitHub repositories.
- Supports public and private repository creation.
Install Python 3.x, Flask, and requests. Create a GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope, set it as the environment variable GITHUB_TOKEN, then run the server script mcp_github_server.py. Send a POST request to http://localhost:5001/command with a JSON body specifying the create-repo command and repository details.
1. Install Python 3.x
2. Install Flask and requests:
pip install flask requests
3. Create a GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope
4. Create mcp server file. [mcp_github_server.py]
5. Set your GitHub token securely (in terminal):
set GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_YourTokenHere # on Windows
6. Run it:
python mcp_github_server.py
8. How to Send Post Request to Mcp Server,
Send a POST request to http://localhost:5001/command with JSON like:
BODY:
{
"name": "create-repo",
"input": {
"repo_name": "mcp-python-test",
"private": true,
"description": "Repository created via custom MCP Python server"
}
}
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