Can Claude Code use GitHub?
Updated October 27, 2026 · from live checks of 50,180 MCP servers · Methodology
Official GitHub route
GitHub runs its own MCP server.
- Endpoint:
https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ - Sign-in: OAuth sign-in
- In the official MCP Registry: Yes,
io.github.github/github-mcp-server.
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Remote GitHub servers
| Server | Publisher | Status | Sign-in | Tools | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Yours? Claim it | Official | Live · sign-in | OAuth sign-in | — | A |
| GitDiagram Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 3 | A |
| Connected Apps Yours? Claim it | Community | Live · sign-in | OAuth sign-in | — | A |
| Release Radar MCP by usefulapi Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 5 | B |
| NPMScan Yours? Claim it | Community | Live | No auth | 23 | B |
| uploads.sh Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live · sign-in | OAuth sign-in | — | B |
| glim.sh Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | No auth | 14 | B |
| Faable — Deploy & Auth Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live · sign-in | OAuth sign-in | — | B |
| Dep Diff MCP Yours? Claim it | Community | Live | No auth | 2 | B |
| Github MCP Server Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | API key | 4 | B |
| Developer Tools MCP Server Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Live | API key | 7 | B |
| Intelligence MCP Yours? Claim it | Community | Live | No auth | 3 | B |
Local GitHub servers
| Server | Publisher | Status | Sign-in | Tools | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gk Cli Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Local install | No auth | — | B |
| Agent Harnesses Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | No auth | — | B |
| Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | API key | — | B |
| OpenOSINT Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | API key | — | B |
| Mizuki Yours? Claim it | Registry domain | Local install | API key | — | B |
| OpenOSINT Yours? Claim it | Community | Local install | API key | — | B |
How to add GitHub to Claude Code
- Remote server: run
claude mcp add --transport http <name> <url>. - Local server: run
claude mcp add <name> -- <command>with the install command from the server page. - Run
/mcpinside Claude Code to sign in.
Example for GitHub (from the table above):
claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/Menus change, so check Anthropic's Claude Code MCP docs. Every server page has a copy-paste config for Claude Code.
Is it safe to connect GitHub to Claude Code?
Use the official server run by GitHub. Anything a tool returns is sent to the AI vendor, so use a business plan that doesn't train on your data.
Can ChatGPT or Claude connect to GitHub?
See https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/chatgpt/github/ and https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/claude/github/
Does GitHub have an official MCP server?
Yes: GitHub (io.github.github/github-mcp-server), published by GitHub in the official MCP Registry. Endpoint: https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/. Full list: https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/apps/github/
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