# mcp-github

> Use this tool when you need to access and retrieve information from GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests in a read-only mode. It solves problems related to searching and reading specific data from GitHub, such as finding repository contents, tracking issues, or reviewing commits. The tool takes a personal access token as input and outputs relevant data from GitHub, making it suitable for use cases that require authorized, yet restricted, access to GitHub information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/bryarpatch36-mcp-github  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bryarpatch36-mcp-github

## Description

Read-only GitHub MCP server that lets assistants search and read repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, and file contents, scoped to the user's personal access token.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/mcyi69lp81)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/bryarpatch36/mcp-github>

## 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": "bryarpatch36-mcp-github"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bryarpatch36-mcp-github` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bryarpatch36-mcp-github/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