# mcp-github

> Use this tool when you need to interact with GitHub APIs beyond basic functionality, such as retrieving releases, tags, and pull request reviews, or managing gists, projects, and packages. It solves problems related to secret management and rate limiting, providing a more comprehensive interface for GitHub interactions. This tool is ideal for use cases requiring advanced GitHub API endpoints and secure access token management.

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

## Description

Anthropic's github MCP server, but better. Support for more endpoints. Including releases and tags, pull request reviews, statuses, rate limit, gists, projects, packages, and even pull request diffs. Indented to be used with MissionSquad's MCP API for secret management (aka your access token).

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.95
- **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:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/bes3d6q5tw)
- **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-mcp-github"
    }
  }
}
```

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