GitHub MCP Connector for Claude.ai

Connect your GitHub account to Claude.ai. Browse repos, issues, PRs and your profile directly in conversation.

Tools available in Claude

Tool	What it does
get_profile	Your GitHub profile + recent activity
list_repos	Your repos sorted by last updated
get_repo	Stats + recent commits for any repo
list_prs	Open/closed PRs for a repo
list_issues	Open/closed issues for a repo

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Setup

1. Create a GitHub OAuth App

1. Go to GitHub → Settings → Developer settings → OAuth Apps → New OAuth App
2. Fill in:
   • Application name: GitHub MCP for Claude
   • Homepage URL: your Railway URL (or http://localhost:3000 for dev)
   • Authorization callback URL: https://your-app.up.railway.app/oauth/callback
3. Copy the Client ID and generate a Client Secret

2. Deploy to Railway

# Clone and push to GitHub first, then:
railway login
railway init
railway up

Set environment variables in Railway dashboard:

GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=...
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=...
BASE_URL=https://your-app.up.railway.app

3. Connect in Claude.ai

1. Go to Claude.ai → Settings → Integrations
2. Click Add MCP server
3. Enter your Railway URL: https://your-app.up.railway.app/mcp
4. Click Connect — GitHub OAuth flow opens
5. Authorize → done ✅

4. Local development

npm install
cp .env.example .env   # fill in your values
npm run dev

Server runs at http://localhost:3000

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Example prompts in Claude

• "Show me my GitHub repos"
• "What are the open issues in my listifyapp repo?"
• "Show recent commits on Ahmedaltu/thinbox"
• "Any open PRs on my ubuntu-cloud-lab?"

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Publishing to Anthropic's MCP directory

Once deployed and working:

1. Fork anthropics/anthropic-quickstarts
2. Add your connector entry with name, URL, description, and tool list
3. Open a PR — Anthropic reviews and lists it

License

MIT