Manual setup required. The maintainer's config contains paths only you know - edit the placeholders below before adding it to Claude Code.
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Prepare the server locally
Run this once before adding it to Claude Code.
git clone https://github.com/munch-group/gh-mcp.git
cd gh-mcp
pip install -e .2
Register it in Claude Code
claude mcp add github-cli -- python /path/to/gh-mcp/server.pyReplace any placeholder paths in the command with the real path on your machine.
Available Tools (5)
Once configured, GitHub CLI gives your AI agent access to:
gh_repo_listList repositories for a user or organizationlimitgh_pr_createCreate a pull requestrepositorytitlebodygh_issue_createCreate an issuerepositorytitlebodygh_workflow_listList workflows in a repositoryrepositorygh_apiMake authenticated GitHub API requestsendpointmethoddataTry It Out
After setup, try these prompts with your AI agent:
→List all open pull requests in my repository
→Create a new issue titled 'Bug in login page'
→Show me the status of workflow run #123
→Search for Python repositories with more than 1000 stars
→View release information for version v1.0.0
Prerequisites & system requirements
- An MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, or Codex)
- Python 3.8+ with pip installed
Conare · memory for coding agents
Keep this setup from going cold
Save the docs, env vars, and workflow around GitHub CLI in Conare so Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor remember it next time.
Remember this setup$npx conare@latest