GitHub (Docker) MCP Server
CommunityContributed by GitHub
Interact with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and code security via Docker container. Supports both github.com and GitHub Enterprise instances. Requires Docker installed.
About the GitHub (Docker) MCP Server
The GitHub (Docker) MCP server is a local (stdio) Model Context Protocol server available in the McpMux registry. Interact with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and code security via Docker container. Supports both github.com and GitHub Enterprise instances. Requires Docker installed. This is a community-contributed MCP server by GitHub.
Install the GitHub (Docker) MCP server with one click using McpMux. It works with Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, ChatGPT, Windsurf, JetBrains, and any MCP-compatible AI client. This server requires an API key — McpMux securely stores your credentials with AES-256-GCM encryption.
Transport Configuration
{
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"-e",
"GITHUB_HOST",
"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}",
"GITHUB_HOST": "${input:GITHUB_HOST}"
},
"metadata": {
"inputs": [
{
"id": "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"label": "GitHub Personal Access Token",
"description": "Token used to authenticate with the GitHub API. Requires repo and read:org scopes.",
"type": "text",
"required": true,
"secret": true,
"placeholder": "ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"obtain": {
"url": "https://github.com/settings/tokens/new",
"instructions": "1. Click 'Generate new token (classic)'\n2. Give it a name like 'McpMux'\n3. Select scopes: repo, read:org\n4. Click 'Generate token'\n5. Copy the token (starts with ghp_)",
"button_label": "Create Token"
}
},
{
"id": "GITHUB_HOST",
"label": "GitHub Host",
"description": "Hostname of your GitHub instance. Leave empty for github.com. For GitHub Enterprise Server, enter your instance hostname (e.g., github.mycompany.com). For GHEC Data Residency, use subdomain.ghe.com.",
"type": "text",
"required": false,
"secret": false,
"placeholder": "github.mycompany.com"
}
]
}
}Categories
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Supported AI Clients
The GitHub (Docker) MCP server works with all MCP-compatible AI clients through McpMux:
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