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remote (hosted) MCP server

GitHub is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language. Connect any MCP client to https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/.

Installation

Terminal

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

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/.

Cursor & other clients

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-github-github-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

What you need

  • Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.

Summary

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

GitHub vs similar servers

ServerStarsTypeAPI keyRuntime
GitHub33KHostedNoNone
testkube-mcp1,661LocalYesoci
gk-cli462LocalNonpm
Toleno Network224LocalYesnpm
DottedSign142HostedNoNone

Questions

No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.

Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. GitHub is hosted, so there is nothing to install.

GitHub is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/.

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

Run: codex mcp add io-github-github-github-mcp-server --url https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

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