GitHub is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server by github in the App Automation category. Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.

How do I connect GitHub to Claude, Cursor, or another MCP client?

GitHub is a remote MCP server — add its endpoint (https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/) to your client's MCP configuration (for example with "claude mcp add", or under "mcpServers" in Cursor's mcp.json) and restart the client.

Is GitHub open source?

Yes — the source code is public at github.com/github/github-mcp-server, with 30,597 GitHub stars.

Can AI agents pay to use GitHub?

Not yet through Loomal — GitHub is listed as a free directory entry. If its maintainer verifies ownership, they can set per-call USDC pricing that agents pay over x402, with settlement on Base.

GitHub

MCP server by github.com/github/github-mcp-server

Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.

30.6k starsoci: ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:1.3.0Remote-capable

About GitHub

GitHub is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server published by github in the official MCP registry, listed under App Automation on Loomal. Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.

GitHub runs as a hosted remote over streamable-http — MCP clients connect directly to its endpoint, with nothing to install locally. It also ships as a Docker image (ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:1.3.0), so any MCP client that can launch a local process can run it.

Development happens in the open at github.com/github/github-mcp-server, where the project has earned 30,597 GitHub stars.

Use GitHub with your agent

Claude Code · one command

claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other MCP clients · config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

streamable-httphttps://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

ocighcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:1.3.0

Frequently asked questions

What is GitHub?: GitHub is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server by github in the App Automation category. Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.
How do I connect GitHub to Claude, Cursor, or another MCP client?: GitHub is a remote MCP server — add its endpoint (https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/) to your client's MCP configuration (for example with "claude mcp add", or under "mcpServers" in Cursor's mcp.json) and restart the client.
Is GitHub open source?: Yes — the source code is public at github.com/github/github-mcp-server, with 30,597 GitHub stars.
Can AI agents pay to use GitHub?: Not yet through Loomal — GitHub is listed as a free directory entry. If its maintainer verifies ownership, they can set per-call USDC pricing that agents pay over x402, with settlement on Base.

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