🚀 GitHub MCP: Model Context Protocol Client Toolkit
Welcome to GitHub-MCP, a robust and intelligent Python-based command-line interface (CLI) tool that brings the power of GitHub and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) together. This project bridges developer productivity and AI-driven automation by enabling seamless exploration, interaction, and modification of GitHub repositories using MCP standards.
📌 Table of Contents
- 🔍 Project Overview
- ⚙️ Features
- 🛠️ Technologies Used
- 🧠 How It Works
- 📦 Installation
- 🚀 Usage
- 📚 References
- 🙌 Acknowledgements
🔍 Project Overview
GitHub-MCP is a CLI-based project designed to fetch, analyze, and manage GitHub repositories using AI-native protocols. It is built with a vision of integrating Model Configuration Protocol (MCP) into daily GitHub workflows, enabling smart IDE-like AI capabilities directly through the terminal.
From listing repositories to analyzing commits, managing pull requests, issues, branches, file trees, and file contents — this tool is your personal GitHub assistant powered by AI context.
⚙️ Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🔍 Repository Search | List and match GitHub repositories interactively |
| 📊 Repo Stats | View forks, stars, issues, and description |
| 🚀 Pull Requests | Create, merge, and comment on PRs |
| 🐛 Issues | List open/closed issues and comment |
| 🧾 Commits | View commit history, file diffs, author metadata |
| 🌿 Branches | List all branches in a repo |
| 🗂️ File Tree | Explore repository tree and file structures |
| 📄 File Viewer | View file contents across branches |
| 🔐 Authenticated Access | Uses Personal Access Token (PAT) for extended GitHub API quota |
🛠️ Technologies Used
- Python 3.10+
PyGithub- GitHub API SDK for PythonRich- Pretty CLI outputs- Model Configuration Protocol - For standardizing and enabling structured repo context exchange (future integration)
- GitHub REST APIs
🧠 How It Works
This CLI tool connects to GitHub using a user-provided Personal Access Token (PAT) and enables:
- Interactive Repo Discovery: List all repos, select one using keyword or full name.
- Metadata Fetching: Pull stats, commits, README content, and branch info.
- Pull Request Control: Create, merge, and comment on PRs via API.
- Issue Manager: View issues, post comments, review threads.
- Commit Intelligence: Fetch diffs, show line changes, authorship, and time.
- MCP Mapping (Phase 6+): Uses MCP schema to convert repo content into AI-readable structured contexts.
📦 Installation
git clone https://github.com/dhyeyinf/Github-MCP.git
cd Github-MCP
pip install -r requirements.txt
🔑 Make sure to export your PAT (Personal Access Token) before running:
export GITHUB_TOKEN="your_pat_here"
🚀 Usage
python main.py
You will be guided through a sequence of inputs to interact with your GitHub data.
📚 References
This project is heavily inspired and aligned with the official MCP ecosystem:
- 🌐 Model Context Protocol - Official Site
- 📘 MCP Examples
- 🧠 Building MCP with LLMs
- 📦 GitHub MCP Server (Reference)
- 🔗 ModelContextProtocol GitHub
🙌 Acknowledgements
Built as part of an advanced developer tools showcase by Dhyey Findoriya, integrating modern open-source standards with future-facing AI protocols. Special thanks to:
- GitHub Developer Ecosystem Team
- ModelContextProtocol maintainers
- PyGithub & open-source contributors
🧠 If you're building LLM copilots or repo-aware agents, GitHub-MCP is your launchpad. Feel free to fork, extend, or contribute!