Is Github Mcp Server Go safe to use?

Github Mcp Server Go has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Github Mcp Server Go?

Github Mcp Server Go can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.

What can Github Mcp Server Go do?

Github Mcp Server Go provides 16 tools: search_repositories, create_repository, fork_repository, create_branch, get_file_contents and 11 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Github Mcp Server Go?

Github Mcp Server Go is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Github Mcp Server Go actively maintained?

Github Mcp Server Go is not actively maintained — last commit was 380 days ago. It has 5 GitHub stars.

Github Mcp Server Go

Name: Github Mcp Server Go
Author: metoro-io

by metoro-io

An unofficial implementation of an mcp server for github in go. Used internally at Metoro.

5 16 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

MIT license

Stale

Last commit 380d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

16 tools · ~709 tok

Grade B · 0.4% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server-go": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Github Mcp Server Go does

A Go implementation of the GitHub Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This implementation allows AI assistants to interact with the GitHub API to perform operations such as creating repositories, managing branches, manipulating files, and more.

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Is Github Mcp Server Go safe to use?: Github Mcp Server Go has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Github Mcp Server Go?: Github Mcp Server Go can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What can Github Mcp Server Go do?: Github Mcp Server Go provides 16 tools: search_repositories, create_repository, fork_repository, create_branch, get_file_contents and 11 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Github Mcp Server Go?: Github Mcp Server Go is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Github Mcp Server Go actively maintained?: Github Mcp Server Go is not actively maintained — last commit was 380 days ago. It has 5 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp-server-go": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Github Mcp Server Go does

Test This Server

No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.

README

GitHub MCP Server in Go

Prerequisites

Go 1.21 or higher
A GitHub personal access token with appropriate permissions

Installation

go get github.com/metoro-io/github-mcp-server-go

Authentication

The server supports two methods of authentication:

Environment Variable Authentication

Set your GitHub personal access token as an environment variable:

export GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_github_token

HTTP Header Authentication

The server can also extract authentication tokens from HTTP requests. You can pass your GitHub token via the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer your_github_token

or simply:

Authorization: your_github_token

Context Passthrough

For HTTP handlers, the server supports both:

The standard http_request context value for HTTP requests.
The ginContext value when using the Gin framework.

This enables seamless integration with different web frameworks while maintaining a consistent authentication mechanism.

Usage

Set your GitHub personal access token (as described in the Authentication section).
Run the server:

go run main.go

Available Tools

The server provides the following tools:

search_repositories: Search for GitHub repositories
create_repository: Create a new GitHub repository in your account
fork_repository: Fork a GitHub repository to your account or specified organization
create_branch: Create a new branch in a GitHub repository
get_file_contents: Get the contents of a file or directory from a GitHub repository
create_or_update_file: Create or update a single file in a GitHub repository
push_files: Push multiple files to a GitHub repository in a single commit
create_issue: Create a new issue in a GitHub repository
get_issue: Get details of a specific issue in a GitHub repository
list_issues: List issues in a GitHub repository with filtering options
update_issue: Update an existing issue in a GitHub repository
add_issue_comment: Add a comment to an existing issue
list_commits: Get list of commits of a branch in a GitHub repository
search_code: Search for code across GitHub repositories
search_issues: Search for issues and pull requests across GitHub repositories
search_users: Search for users on GitHub

Development

Project Structure

main.go: Entry point for the application
common/: Common utilities and error handling
operations/: GitHub API operations implementation
tools/: MCP tool definitions and handlers

Building from Source

go build -o github-mcp-server

Running Tests

go test ./...

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

57/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−43

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

Inventory

Tools (16)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~709 tokens total

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Github Mcp Server Go safe to use?: Github Mcp Server Go has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Github Mcp Server Go?: Github Mcp Server Go can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What can Github Mcp Server Go do?: Github Mcp Server Go provides 16 tools: search_repositories, create_repository, fork_repository, create_branch, get_file_contents and 11 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Github Mcp Server Go?: Github Mcp Server Go is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Github Mcp Server Go actively maintained?: Github Mcp Server Go is not actively maintained — last commit was 380 days ago. It has 5 GitHub stars.