How do I install GitHub (read-only)?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

Is GitHub (read-only) official?

No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

How is the trust score calculated?

This listing scores 55 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page.

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GitHub (read-only) MCP Server

Name: GitHub (read-only) MCP Server
Author: abdulmuhaiminkhan

Read-only GitHub repos, issues, PRs and commits, with tool descriptions tuned on a benchmark.

Tools Versions Alternatives

Registryabdulmuhaiminkhan

55Fair

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abdulmuhaiminkhan-github-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "github-mcp-readonly"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN",
        "GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET": "v2"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
GITHUB_TOKEN	Yes	Fine-grained GitHub token with read-only access (Metadata, Contents, Issues, Pull requests). Secret.
GITHUB_MCP_TOOLSET	No	Tool descriptions to serve: v2 (default, optimized), v1 or v1b (benchmark baselines).

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