# github-mcp-server

> github-mcp-server — hampannagouda-github-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to access GitHub repositories and features from Claude Desktop, as it provides a local MCP server that authenticates via a personal access token, enabling interactions with repos, issues, PRs, and code search. It solves problems of limited GitHub access and integration with Claude Desktop, streamlining development workflows. Ideal for use cases requiring seamless GitHub interactions within Claude Desktop, with inputs including personal access tokens and outputs including repository data and search results.

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

## Description

A local MCP server that lets Claude Desktop access GitHub via a personal access token, with tools for repos, issues, PRs, code search, and more.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/psulnxlir8)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/hampannagouda/github-mcp-server>

## 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": "hampannagouda-github-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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