GitHub MCP Module Interface

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation designed for seamless interaction with GitHub issue tracking via the Cline interface.

Core Capabilities

• Retrieve a catalog of existing GitHub issues associated with a specified repository.
• Provision new GitHub issue records.
• Integrated input validation and comprehensive error reporting.
• Secure credential handling utilizing environment variables.

Setup Instructions

1. Obtain a local copy of the project repository:

git clone https://github.com/timbuchinger/mcp-github.git
cd mcp-github

1. Establish the execution environment using uv:

pip install uv
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # Windows users: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

1. Replicate the environment settings template and configure your access credentials:

cp .env.template .env

Modify .env by inserting your authenticated GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT):

GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token_here

To generate the requisite GitHub PAT: 1. Navigate to GitHub Settings -> Developer settings -> Personal access tokens. 2. Create a fresh token, ensuring the repo scope is authorized. 3. Copy the generated token and place it within your .env configuration file.

Operational Usage

Initiate the MCP server process:

python -m src.mcp_github.server

This action exposes two distinct functional tools to the Cline environment:

get_issues

Command to fetch the roster of issues from a designated GitHub project repository:

{
  "repo": "repository_owner/project_name"
}

create_issue

Command to file a novel issue within a specified GitHub repository context:

{
  "repo": "repository_owner/project_name",
  "title": "Subject of the New Item",
  "body": "Detailed narrative/description for the issue."
}

Diagnostics and Failure Management

The server is equipped to manage typical operational setbacks: - Non-existence of the required GitHub authorization token. - Improperly formatted repository identifier. - Omission of obligatory input arguments. - Failures reported by the GitHub API gateway.

All fault responses furnish explicit diagnostic messages to aid in rapid issue resolution.

Development Workflow

Dependency orchestration within this project relies on uv. Setting up a robust environment for development proceeds as follows:

# Install all required packages (including development dependencies)
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

# Execute unit and integration tests
pytest

# Apply standard code formatting rules
black .

# Verify type compliance
mypy .

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