# github

> Use this tool when you need to interact with GitHub's public repositories and data, such as retrieving information about users, repositories, and commits, to solve problems like data mining, repository discovery, and project analysis. It provides a REST API interface with public endpoints that require no authentication, allowing for easy integration and access to GitHub data. This tool is ideal for use cases where public GitHub data needs to be fetched, processed, or analyzed.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-github  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-github

## Description

GitHub MCP — wraps the GitHub public REST API (no auth required for public endpoints)

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.pipeworx-io%2Fgithub)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-github>

## Use it

MCP endpoint published by the skill: `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp`

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": "io-github-pipeworx-io-github"
    }
  }
}
```

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