GitHub MCP Server

Interact with the GitHub API to create and manage repositories, including setting descriptions, topics, and website URLs.

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🐙 GitHub Meta MCP Server

Manage GitHub repositories with natural language via the Model Context Protocol.

An MCP server that lets Claude (or any MCP-compatible client) create and configure GitHub repositories from plain-English commands.

MCP Node License

What it does

Talk to Claude. Claude talks to this server. This server talks to GitHub.

"Create a private repo called 'lunchbox' with topics ai, agents, mcp and the homepage thelunchbox.app"

→ Repo created. Topics set. Homepage set. README initialized.

Tools exposed

create_repo

Create or update a GitHub repository via natural language. Handles:

  • Repo name (auto-generated from description if not specified)
  • Visibility (public / private)
  • Description
  • Topics / tags (multiple, comma-separated)
  • Homepage URL
  • Auto-init with README

Install

git clone https://github.com/joewilsonai/github-meta-mcp-server
cd github-meta-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Configure in Claude Desktop

Edit your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-meta": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/github-meta-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_personal_access_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The create_repo tool will appear.

Required token scopes

Your GitHub personal access token needs:

  • repo — to create and configure repos
  • delete_repo — only if you want to support deletion in future versions

Generate one at github.com/settings/tokens.

Stack

  • TypeScript + Node.js 18+
  • @modelcontextprotocol/sdk
  • @octokit/rest for the GitHub API

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License

MIT