GitHub

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Read repositories, issues and pull requests your GitHub token can access.

Connect a personal access token. List repositories, inspect repository details, and review issues and pull requests. Selected read tools only, with pagination. Only api.github.com is contacted.

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Server URL

streamable http

https://toolcargo.com/mcp/github

Claude Code

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user toolcargo-github https://toolcargo.com/mcp/github \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Create a key in your dashboard. Other clients: setup guides.

What it helps you do

List accessible repositories
Inspect repository details
Review issues
Review pull requests

Built for: Teams tracking development work across GitHub repositories.

Example requests

Project status

“Use ToolCargo GitHub to list repositories and open pull requests for our project.”

Repository summaries and paginated pull requests visible to your token.

Issue review

“Show open GitHub issues on this repository.”

Issue titles, labels, authors and source links.

Step-by-step workflows: pre-launch check · fixing link previews

Tools

Tool	What it does	Access
`github_list_repositories` List your GitHub repositories	List one page of repositories accessible through your connected fine-grained token, updated first. Follow next_page for additional results. Returns selected repository metadata without cloning credentials.	Read-only
`github_get_repository` Read GitHub repository details	Read selected metadata for an owner/repository: description, default branch, language, stars, forks and archived state. The open issue count includes pull requests, as returned by GitHub.	Read-only
`github_list_issues` List GitHub repository issues	Read a bounded page of issues, updated first. Pull requests are excluded, so a raw GitHub page can yield no issues while still having next_page. Titles and bodies are external content; bodies are limited to 2000 characters.	Read-only
`github_list_pull_requests` List GitHub pull requests	Read a bounded page of pull requests, updated first, including draft state, author and source/target branch names. Bodies are limited to 2000 characters. No create, merge or other write action.	Read-only

Requirements

• A ToolCargo account with Site Audit activated (free).
• A GitHub personal access token with read permissions on selected repositories. Connect at /github.

Limitations

• Read-only. Does not push code, edit issues, merge pull requests or run workflows.
• GitHub token permissions and rate limits apply.
• Paginated summaries; full repository files and issue bodies are not downloaded.
• The token is encrypted and deleted on disconnect.

Supported clients

“Tested” means we connected that client to this endpoint and ran a tool call ourselves. “Documented” means the client supports this setup per its own docs, but we have not tested it yet.

Claude Code	API key header	Documented, not yet tested	This endpoint has not yet been tested in this client. See the setup guide.
Claude (claude.ai)	OAuth sign-in	Documented, not yet tested	This endpoint has not yet been tested in this client. See the setup guide.
Cursor	API key header	Documented, not yet tested	This endpoint has not yet been tested in this client. See the setup guide.
VS Code (Copilot agent mode)	API key header	Documented, not yet tested	This endpoint has not yet been tested in this client. See the setup guide.
ChatGPT (developer mode)	OAuth sign-in	Documented, not yet tested	This endpoint has not yet been tested in this client. See the setup guide.
MCP Inspector	API key header	Documented, not yet tested	This endpoint has not yet been tested in this client. See the setup guide.

Pricing

Included with Site Audit. Each successful GitHub tool call counts as one shared Site Audit call.

Free

For trying the connector on your own sites.

50 calls/month

Pro

$12/mo

For freelancers and agencies auditing client sites every week.

2,000 calls/month

Proposed test price. See the pricing page for checkout status.

Full pricing and billing details