Can Cursor Use GitHub? MCP Setup, Live Check (2026)

Q: Can Cursor use GitHub?

Yes. Connect with a remote URL in Cursor’s mcp.json. GitHub's official server, GitHub, is live and uses OAuth sign-in. Checked live on 2026-10-27.

Updated October 27, 2026 · from live checks of 50,180 MCP servers · Methodology

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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 Cursor

Open Cursor Settings → MCP and add a new server, or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project).
Paste the remote URL, or the install config from the server page for a local server.
Sign in if the server asks, then use it in Agent chat.

Example for GitHub (from the table above):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Menus change, so check Cursor's MCP docs. Every server page has a copy-paste config for Cursor.

Is it safe to connect GitHub to Cursor?

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/

Can Cursor use GitHub?

Official GitHub route