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MCP GitHub Server

GitHub (formerly Anthropic)

82·Strong

Overall Trust Score

MCP server providing AI models with comprehensive GitHub integration capabilities. Enables repository management, issue tracking, pull request operations, and code search. NOTE: The original Anthropic version has been deprecated. Development moved to GitHub's official server at github.com/github/github-mcp-server.

git
version-control
mcp
model-context-protocol
Version: 2025.4.6
Last Evaluated: November 9, 2025
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Trust Vector

Performance & Reliability

86
api reliability
90
Methodology
API stability and uptime analysis
Evidence
GitHub API Documentation
Built on GitHub's reliable REST API with 99.9% uptime SLA
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
operation success rate
88
Methodology
Operation success testing
Evidence
MCP GitHub Server
High success rate for repo operations, issues, and PR management
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
rate limit handling
82
Methodology
Rate limiting behavior testing
Evidence
GitHub Rate Limits
Respects GitHub rate limits (5000/hour authenticated, 60/hour unauthenticated)
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-09
search accuracy
85
Methodology
Search result quality assessment
Evidence
GitHub Search API
Powerful code and repository search capabilities
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
error recovery
84
Methodology
Error handling testing
Evidence
MCP Implementation
Handles API errors gracefully with retry logic
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-09

Security

78
authentication security
85
Methodology
Authentication mechanism review
Evidence
GitHub Personal Access Tokens
Uses GitHub PAT or OAuth for secure authentication
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
token exposure risk
70
Methodology
Token security analysis
Evidence
MCP Security Model
Token stored locally but AI can perform any action within token scope
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
scope limitation
78
Methodology
Permission scope testing
Evidence
GitHub Token Scopes
Supports granular permission scopes, but requires careful configuration
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-09
action auditability
82
Methodology
Audit logging review
Evidence
GitHub Audit Log
All actions logged in GitHub's audit system
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
unauthorized action risk
72
Methodology
Authorization boundary testing
Evidence
Security Analysis
AI can create PRs, issues, and modify repos within token permissions
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-09

Privacy & Compliance

74
code exposure
70
Methodology
Data flow analysis
Evidence
MCP Data Flow
Repository code and metadata sent to LLM provider for analysis
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
sensitive data protection
68
Methodology
Privacy controls assessment
Evidence
MCP Security Guidelines
No built-in secret detection; risk of exposing API keys or credentials in code
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-09
organization data control
78
Methodology
Access control review
Evidence
GitHub Permissions
Access controlled by GitHub org permissions and token scopes
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-09
third party data sharing
75
Methodology
Data sharing analysis
Evidence
LLM Provider Policies
Repository data shared with LLM provider per their privacy policy
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09

Trust & Transparency

87
documentation quality
92
Methodology
Documentation completeness review
Evidence
MCP GitHub Docs
Comprehensive documentation with setup guides and API reference
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
operation visibility
88
Methodology
Logging and traceability assessment
Evidence
MCP Protocol
All GitHub operations visible in MCP logs and GitHub audit trail
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
open source transparency
95
Methodology
Source code review
Evidence
GitHub Repository
Fully open source implementation with MIT license
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
api coverage clarity
80
Methodology
API documentation review
Evidence
MCP Server Documentation
Clear documentation of supported GitHub API operations
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-09

Operational Excellence

85
ease of setup
88
Methodology
Setup complexity assessment
Evidence
MCP Setup Guide
Simple setup requiring only GitHub PAT configuration
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
api performance
82
Methodology
Performance benchmarking
Evidence
GitHub API Performance
Response times vary based on GitHub API load (typically 200-500ms)
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-09
reliability
87
Methodology
Uptime analysis
Evidence
GitHub Status
Depends on GitHub API uptime (historically >99.9%)
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
feature coverage
85
Methodology
Feature completeness assessment
Evidence
MCP GitHub Server
Covers repos, issues, PRs, search, and file operations
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-09
community adoption
80
Methodology
Community activity analysis
Evidence
GitHub Community
Growing adoption as MCP protocol gains traction (launched late 2024)
Date: 2025-11-16
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-09

✨ Strengths

  • •Comprehensive GitHub API coverage (repos, issues, PRs, search)
  • •Built on reliable GitHub infrastructure with high uptime
  • •Excellent for development workflows and code collaboration
  • •Full operation auditability through GitHub's audit logs
  • •Open source implementation with active Anthropic support
  • •Supports granular permission scopes via GitHub tokens

⚠️ Limitations

  • •Repository code and metadata exposed to LLM provider APIs
  • •Risk of unintended repository modifications or PR creation
  • •No built-in secret detection or sensitive data filtering
  • •Subject to GitHub API rate limits (5000 requests/hour)
  • •Token scope misconfiguration can grant excessive permissions
  • •Potential for accidental data leakage from private repositories

📊 Metadata

license: MIT
supported platforms:
0: All platforms with Node.js/Python
programming languages:
0: TypeScript
1: Python
mcp version: 1.0
github repo: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server
github stars: 58700
deprecated repo: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived
api dependency: GitHub REST API v3
authentication: GitHub Personal Access Token or OAuth
first release: 2024-11
maintained by: GitHub
status: Migrated - Now maintained by GitHub
transport types:
0: stdio
installation methods:
0: npm

Use Case Ratings

code generation

95

Excellent for AI-assisted development, PR creation, and code review workflows

customer support

72

Useful for creating support issues and tracking feature requests

content creation

70

Good for managing documentation and content in GitHub repos

data analysis

78

Useful for analyzing repository metrics, commit history, and issue data

research assistant

85

Excellent for researching codebases, finding examples, and tracking issues

legal compliance

65

Limited applicability; potential risk of exposing private repositories

healthcare

60

Low suitability due to risk of exposing sensitive code to LLM providers

financial analysis

68

Moderate risk; requires careful repository access controls

education

88

Great for teaching programming, managing assignments, and code review

creative writing

75

Useful for managing writing projects in GitHub, but not the primary use case