# github-mcp-server

> github-mcp-server — ibmkevin-github-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to integrate GitHub functionality into your workflow, such as searching repositories, listing issues, or reading file contents. It solves problems related to automating GitHub tasks and provides a lightweight MCP server interface for inputting queries and receiving output in the form of search results, issue lists, or file content. Ideal for use cases that require programmatic access to GitHub data, such as development, testing, or automation scripts.

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

## Description

A lightweight MCP server that exposes GitHub tools for searching repositories, listing issues, and reading file contents.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ly1ds9bjb7)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ibmkevin/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": "ibmkevin-github-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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