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An MCP server that provides LLMs with the ability to use GitHub issues as tasks

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Documentation & install

Readme and setup notes from the catalogue, plus a client-ready config you can copy for your MCP host.

Installation

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file.

Configuration

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sammcj-mcp-github-issue": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-github-issue"
      ]
    }
  }
}

You can run the MCP GitHub Issue Server to let large language models fetch and use GitHub issue details as tasks. It enables you to convert public GitHub issues into structured tasks that describe what to do, including the issue title, body, and source URL, making it easy for models to act on real-world issues.

How to use

To use this MCP server with an MCP client, you expose a server endpoint that can fetch a GitHub issue as a task. You provide the issue URL, and the server returns a structured task containing the title, description, and source link. Use this to guide the model in prioritizing, summarizing, or acting on a specific GitHub issue.

How to install

Prerequisites you need before installing: Node.js (recommended is the latest LTS) and npm. You may also use a package manager that can run npm-based scripts.

npx mcp-github-issue

If you want to integrate with a client like Claude Desktop through Smithery, install the MCP server auto-setup for that client.

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-github-issue --client claude

Configuration for MCP clients

Add the MCP server configuration to your MCP setup so your client can discover and invoke the server.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-issue": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-github-issue"]
    }
  }
}

Available tools

get_issue_task

Fetches GitHub issue details and returns a structured task containing the issue title, description, and source URL. Inputs require the GitHub issue URL.