# GitHub

> Use this tool when you need to interact with GitHub repositories, manage files, track issues, or search code within conversations. It solves problems such as context switching and authentication by providing a comprehensive interface to the GitHub API with dynamic Personal Access Token handling. The tool accepts various inputs, including repository names and file paths, and outputs results such as repository data, file contents, and issue status.

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

## Description

MCP GitHub Server provides a comprehensive interface to the GitHub API, enabling AI assistants to perform repository operations, file management, issue tracking, and code search directly within conversations. Developed by MissionSquad (based on Anthropic's original implementation), this server supports dynamic GitHub Personal Access Token handling per request, allowing for flexible authentication while maintaining backward compatibility with environment variables. The implementation exposes over 30 tools covering everything from creating repositories and branches to managing pull requests and releases, making it particularly valuable for developers who need to interact with GitHub without context switching.

## Trust

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

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/missionsquad-github)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/missionsquad/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": "missionsquad-github"
    }
  }
}
```

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