Best GitHub MCP Servers for Claude Code (Aug 2026)
GitHub is the best GitHub MCP server for Claude Code - 32.6k GitHub stars. Strong alternatives: OpenOSINT and Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform.
99 GitHub MCP servers for developers, ranked by GitHub stars. Every pick works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and any MCP client, and links to install commands and trust signals.
Ranked by Skillselion · adoption from the skills.sh registry & GitHub · data refreshed August 31, 2026.
The top 30 MCP servers for github
| # | MCP Server | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHubofficialgithub · github/github-mcp-serverTop pick Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language. | 32.6k |
| 2 | OpenOSINTOpenOSINT · OpenOSINT/OpenOSINT AI-powered OSINT agent & MCP server. 16 tools: email, breach, IP, WHOIS, DNS, Shodan, GitHub & more. | 1.5k |
| 3 | Octocode MCP - AI Context Platformcollectionbgauryy · bgauryy/octocode AI code research platform. Search, analyze, and extract insights from any GitHub repository. | 920 |
| 4 | Idea Reality Mcpmnemox-ai · mnemox-ai/idea-reality-mcp Pre-build reality check. Scans GitHub, HN, npm, PyPI, Product Hunt — returns 0-100 signal. | 787 |
| 5 | Docfork Mcpcollectiondocfork · docfork/docfork Up-to-date docs for AI. DEPRECATED: Use io.github.docfork/docfork instead. | 488 |
| 6 | Gk Cligitkraken · gitkraken/gk-cli The GitKraken MCP Server for managing repos, PRs, issues across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and more. | 450 |
| 7 | Connects an MCP client to the Graphlit platform: ingest from Slack, Discord, websites, Google Drive, email, Jira, Linear or GitHub into a project, then search and retrieve it as a RAG-ready knowledge base. | 379 |
| 8 | Git Ingest MCPcollectionadhikasp · adhikasp/mcp-git-ingest MCP server that reads GitHub repository structure and extracts important files for context and analysis. | 312 |
| 9 | GithubcollectionDave-London · Dave-London/Pare MCP server for GitHub operations (PRs, issues, actions) with structured, token-efficient output | 138 |
| 10 | Pare GithubcollectionDave-London · Dave-London/Pare Pare GitHub ג€” Structured GitHub operations (PRs, issues, actions) as typed JSON. | 138 |
| 11 | Gitingest MCP Servercollectionpuravparab · puravparab/Gitingest-MCP MCP server for gitingest that extracts GitHub repository information including summaries, directory structure, and file contents. | 136 |
| 12 | ClawLinkClawLink-HQ · ClawLink-HQ/clawlink MCP server connecting AI agents to 100+ apps (Gmail, Slack, Notion, GitHub) via one-click OAuth. | 103 |
| 13 | Docs MCP Servercollectionprobelabs · probelabs/docs-mcp Converts any GitHub repository into an MCP server, allowing agents to chat with and analyze code or documentation. | 89 |
| 14 | GitHub Chat MCP ServercollectionAsyncFuncAI · AsyncFuncAI/github-chat-mcp An MCP server for analyzing and querying GitHub repositories using the GitHub Chat API. | 87 |
| 15 | GreadNitroRCr · NitroRCr/gread An MCP server that gives your AI access to the source code and docs of all public github repos | 59 |
| 16 | GitHub Trending MCP ServercollectionhetaoBackend · hetaoBackend/mcp-github-trending An MCP server that retrieves GitHub trending repositories and developers data with filtering by programming language and time period. | 56 |
| 17 | Forumsbasehub-ai · basehub-ai/forums Ask any GitHub repository a question. Get source-backed answers. | 43 |
| 18 | Code Research MCP Serverjamesjohnsdev · jamesjohnsdev/code-research-mcp-server An MCP server for searching code, documentation, and packages across Stack Overflow, MDN, GitHub, npm, and PyPI. | 42 |
| 19 | GitHub to MCP Convertercollectionnirholas · nirholas/github-to-mcp Convert any GitHub repo to MCP server - automatic tool generation API wrap | 31 |
| 20 | Githubcollectionmcparmory · mcparmory/registry Manage repositories, users, releases, and automate GitHub workflows | 30 |
| 21 | AI Tool Discovery Agentcollectionnirholas · nirholas/lyra-tool-discovery AI agent discovers MCP servers from GitHub npm - analyzes APIs configs | 30 |
| 22 | GitHub Repo MCPRyan0204 · Ryan0204/github-repo-mcp An MCP server for browsing GitHub repositories including file content viewing and directory exploration. | 29 |
| 23 | GitHub Mapper MCP Servercollectiondazeb · dazeb/MCP-Github-Mapper MCP server for mapping and analyzing GitHub repositories, providing detailed structure and summary statistics. | 25 |
| 24 | OneTool MCPbeycom · beycom/onetool-mcp One MCP for devs incl Brave,Google,Tavily,Context7,AWS,Excalidraw,DB,GitHub,DevTools,Playwright | 23 |
| 25 | NoosphereJinNing6 · JinNing6/Noosphere Community of Consciousness MCP Server — upload and explore collective wisdom via GitHub. | 18 |
| 26 | CodeWiki MCP — AI-generated docs for GitHub reposcollectionizzzzzi · izzzzzi/codewiki-mcp MCP server for codewiki.google: search repos, fetch wiki docs, ask questions | 15 |
| 27 | Unified Diff MCPgorosun · gorosun/unified-diff-mcp Beautiful diff visualization for Claude Desktop with support for GitHub Gist integration and local file comparisons. | 12 |
| 28 | Driflyte Mcp Serverserkan-ozal · serkan-ozal/driflyte-mcp-server Driflyte MCP server which lets AI assistants query topic-specific knowledge from web and GitHub. | 11 |
| 29 | Hint Services Obsidian Github McpcollectionHint-Services · Hint-Services/obsidian-github-mcp Connect AI assistants to your GitHub-hosted Obsidian vault to seamlessly access, search, and analy… | 9 |
| 30 | GitHub PR Review Contextcollectionpaarths-collab · paarths-collab/github-pr-context-mcp AI code review grounded in your repo history. Supports Test Gen and Security Audits. | 7 |
Is GitHub well covered on Skillselion?
This is the single most dangerous token trap in the whole batch, and it inverts the usual failure mode - the raw count (50, capped) looks like the strongest vendor in the list, but it is 100% structural noise from the io.github.* author-ID convention, not genuine GitHub content. The real ecosystem is still strong (led by the official 31k-star github-mcp-server), but the matcher must exclude author-only hits or require "github" to appear in name/description, never author. Shipping this page on a naive q=github filter would publish a "best GitHub MCP servers" page full of random unrelated tools (a Turkish legal-search MCP, a PowerPoint generator, a prompt-injection scanner) with zero GitHub content - both an editorial and a spam-policy risk.
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Why these MCP servers rank for github
1. GitHub
GitHub ranks #1 of the 99 MCP servers for GitHub by adoption, with 32.6k GitHub stars. It connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.
2. OpenOSINT
OpenOSINT ranks #2 of the 99 MCP servers for GitHub by adoption, with 1.5k GitHub stars. It aI-powered OSINT agent & MCP server. 16 tools: email, breach, IP, WHOIS, DNS, Shodan, GitHub & more.
3. Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform
Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform ranks #3 of the 99 MCP servers for GitHub by adoption, with 920 GitHub stars. It aI code research platform. Search, analyze, and extract insights from any GitHub repository.
4. Idea Reality Mcp
Idea Reality Mcp ranks #4 of the 99 MCP servers for GitHub by adoption, with 787 GitHub stars. It pre-build reality check. Scans GitHub, HN, npm, PyPI, Product Hunt — returns 0-100 signal.
5. Docfork Mcp
Docfork Mcp ranks #5 of the 99 MCP servers for GitHub by adoption, with 488 GitHub stars. It up-to-date docs for AI. DEPRECATED: Use io.github.docfork/docfork instead.
Common questions
How are these GitHub MCP servers ranked?
By GitHub stars across the 99 GitHub MCP servers that name GitHub in their own name or description - none of these report installs yet. Data from GitHub.
How do I add a GitHub MCP server to Claude Code?
Open the server's listing from the table above and copy its install command or JSON config. In Claude Code, register it with `claude mcp add <name> -- <command>` (or paste the config into your MCP settings). The same servers work in Cursor, Codex and any MCP-compatible agent.
What counts as a GitHub MCP server on this list?
A tool counts here if its own name or description names GitHub directly - not merely an author handle or an unrelated mention - and it is registered as an MCP-type listing in the Skillselion catalog. That bar currently matches 99 servers.
Is Skillselion affiliated with GitHub?
No. Skillselion is an independent directory, not affiliated with GitHub. Rankings come from public GitHub adoption signals, not sponsorship or partnership.
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