# GitHub Read MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve data from GitHub repositories, issues, files, and users without modifying them. It provides read-only access to the GitHub REST API, enabling agents to query specific data points. Ideal for use cases requiring data retrieval, monitoring, or analysis, with inputs including API queries and outputs featuring relevant GitHub data.

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

## Description

Read-only MCP server for the GitHub REST API that enables agents to query repositories, issues, files, and users without any write access.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/oy6siydmgs)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jaimenbell/github-read-mcp>

## 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": "jaimenbell-github-read-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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