generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
status: published
source: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server and https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/context/mcp
  — GitHub ships an official, first-party Model Context Protocol server. It is offered both as a hosted
  remote server and as a locally-run binary/Docker image.
server:
  name: github
  vendor: GitHub
  transport: http
  url: https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/
  repository: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server
  docs: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/provide-context/use-mcp/set-up-the-github-mcp-server
  auth: OAuth 2.0 or GitHub Personal Access Token
  local:
    docker: docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server
    toolsets_env: GITHUB_TOOLSETS
    toolsets_flag: --toolsets
description: The GitHub MCP server exposes GitHub itself (repositories, issues, pull requests, Actions,
  code security, etc.) to MCP-capable agents including GitHub Copilot. Tools are organized into configurable
  toolsets rather than a flat list; the toolset groups below are captured from the official server docs.
toolsets:
- name: context
  description: Context about the current authenticated user (recommended
  always on).: null
- name: repos
  description: Repository operations
  file contents: null
  and code search.: null
- name: issues
  description: Issue creation
  updates: null
  and tracking.: null
- name: pull_requests
  description: Pull request operations
  reviews: null
  and merges.: null
- name: actions
  description: GitHub Actions workflows
  runs: null
  and CI/CD.: null
- name: code_security
  description: Code scanning and security findings.
- name: secret_protection
  description: Secret scanning alerts.
- name: dependabot
  description: Dependency vulnerability alerts.
- name: discussions
  description: GitHub Discussions management.
- name: projects
  description: GitHub Projects board operations.
- name: notifications
  description: Notification handling.
- name: users
  description: User profile information.
- name: orgs
  description: Organization information.
- name: gists
  description: Gist create/read/update.
- name: labels
  description: Label management.
notes: Toolsets can be enabled/disabled via the --toolsets flag or GITHUB_TOOLSETS env var; a dynamic-toolset
  discovery mode is also supported. This server covers the broad GitHub platform; the Copilot-specific
  REST surface in openapi/github-copilot-openapi.yml (seats, billing, metrics, content exclusion) is not
  itself exposed as MCP tools by this server.
deployment:
  mode: remote
  endpoint: https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/
  verified: probed
  probe: gated
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census