claude-plugins-official/external_plugins/github/README.md

GitHub Plugin

Official GitHub MCP server for Claude Code.

What It Does

Create issues, manage pull requests, review code, search repositories, and interact with GitHub's full API directly from Claude Code.

Setup

1. Create a GitHub Personal Access Token with appropriate scopes
2. Set the environment variable:

   export GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-token-here
   

Required Environment Variables

• GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN - Your GitHub PAT with appropriate scopes

Alternative: Docker Setup

For local server deployment:

{
  "github": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN", "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"],
    "env": {
      "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
    }
  }
}

Learn More

See GitHub MCP Server for detailed documentation.