# github-mcp-lite

> Use this tool when you need to streamline GitHub workflow management with a lightweight server. It solves problems related to file reading, pull request management, and issue creation, using personal access token authentication for secure access. The tool accepts GitHub repository inputs and outputs managed files, pull requests, and issues through a simplified interface.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/benjimkh-github-mcp-lite  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/benjimkh-github-mcp-lite

## Description

A lightweight MCP server for GitHub with nine essential tools for reading files, managing pull requests, and creating issues, using personal access token authentication.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/mxgv7gwwfh)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/benjimkh/github-mcp-lite>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "benjimkh-github-mcp-lite"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/benjimkh-github-mcp-lite` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/benjimkh-github-mcp-lite/pull`

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SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt