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mcp/github-mcp-server/install

install github-mcp-server

pick your MCP client below. snippets, file paths and reload steps included.

source: extracted from upstream README — github.com/github/github-mcp-server

paste into

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

windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
      ]
    }
  }
}

then: Quit Claude Desktop completely (Cmd/Ctrl+Q) and reopen it.

prefer a direct link? /mcp/github-mcp-server/install/claude-desktop →

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