GitHub

Hosting: Cloud · Category: Developer

Repos, issues, PRs, code search, commits, actions — full GitHub API via the official MCP.

Connect

TARX connects directly to the vendor's hosted endpoint with the credential you provide.

Field	Required	Secret	How to get it
Personal Access Token	Yes	Yes	GitHub → Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens → Generate new token (Classic). Scopes: repo, workflow.

Default tools

These are discovered when you connect (the live set may differ — the server is the source of truth):

• get_file_contents
• create_or_update_file
• push_files
• search_repositories
• create_repository
• fork_repository
• create_branch
• list_branches
• rename_branch
• delete_branch
• get_commit
• list_commits
• compare_commits
• search_code
• search_issues
• create_issue
• list_issues
• get_issue
• update_issue
• add_issue_comment
• list_issue_comments
• create_pull_request
• get_pull_request
• list_pull_requests
• merge_pull_request
• get_pull_request_diff
• get_pull_request_files
• create_pull_request_review
• add_pull_request_review_comment
• list_pull_request_reviews
• get_release
• create_release
• list_releases
• list_workflow_runs
• trigger_workflow
• get_actions_workflow_run
• list_repository_contents
• delete_file
• get_repository
• get_tree
• search_commits

Official documentation

https://github.com/github/mcp-server

Setup details can change

The vendor controls how credentials are issued and may change it without notice. If connecting fails, confirm the current steps on the official docs above.