Connector: GitHub

What it provides

Full access to the GitHub API — issues, pull requests, releases, labels,
milestones, branch protection, and repository metadata.

Available Tools

Tool	Description	Members
`github.issues.list`	List open issues with filters	Herald, Doorman
`github.issues.create`	Create a new issue	Architect
`github.issues.update`	Update labels, milestone, assignees	Doorman, Herald
`github.issues.close`	Close an issue	Herald
`github.pr.list`	List open PRs with status	Herald, Doorman
`github.pr.get`	Read a PR's diff and description	Reviewer, Scribe
`github.pr.comment`	Post a comment on a PR	Reviewer, Debugger
`github.pr.review`	Submit a review (approve/request changes)	Reviewer
`github.releases.create`	Create a GitHub Release with notes	Herald
`github.releases.list`	List recent releases	Herald
`github.labels.list`	List available labels	Doorman
`github.labels.apply`	Apply labels to an issue or PR	Doorman
`github.branches.list`	List branches with last activity	Doorman, Herald

Primary Members

The Herald — reads merged PRs for standups, creates releases
The Doorman — reads open PRs for health checks, applies labels
The Scribe — reads PR diff to generate descriptions
The Reviewer — posts review comments

Setup

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "github": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
        "env": {
          "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Notes

Requires a GitHub Personal Access Token with repo and read:org scopes
Rate limit: 5,000 requests/hour for authenticated requests
The credential proxy injects the token — members never access it directly