# GitHub MCP Server

> GitHub's official add-on that lets an AI assistant read code, issues and pull requests in your GitHub account.

- ShipRadar page: https://shipradarai.com/tool/github-mcp-server
- Official site: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server
- Category: For Developers
- Price: Free (Free and open source)
- Skill level: Some setup
- Works on: Add-on
- You get: Automations
- Good for: [Write code faster](https://shipradarai.com/do/write-code)
- Last checked: 2026-10-15

## ShipRadar verdict

GitHub's official MCP server, with about 33,600 stars. It lets an AI assistant read and act on your GitHub repositories.

- Best for: Programmers who want their AI assistant to work with issues, pull requests and code on GitHub.
- Not great for: Non-developers.
- Watch out: Give it a token with the least access it needs; it can write to your repositories.

### Sources
- [github-mcp-server on GitHub](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server)

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