# MCP GitHub Reader

> Use this tool when you need to analyze or access GitHub repositories without local cloning, enabling large language models to search and understand repository content. It solves problems of remote repository access and analysis, providing file access and search functionality. The MCP GitHub Reader takes repository URLs or names as input and outputs accessible repository data, ideal for use cases requiring efficient and remote GitHub repository analysis.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/skydeckai-mcp-github-reader-prod  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/skydeckai-mcp-github-reader-prod

## Description

A lightweight MCP server for bringing GitHub repositories into context for large language models, enabling repository analysis, file access, and search without local cloning.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/wk7vzx89aq)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/skydeckai/mcp-github-reader-prod>

## 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": "skydeckai-mcp-github-reader-prod"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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