GitHub Extended MCP

An MCP server that extends Claude's GitHub capabilities beyond the standard Docker-based server. Covers gists, starring, profile management, notifications, and other API operations.

Why

The standard GitHub MCP server (ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server) exposes 26 tools focused on repos, PRs, issues, and code search. This server fills the gaps: gists, starring, profile updates, and notifications.

Use both together for complete GitHub coverage from Claude.

Tools (10)

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/ZZtopBR/github-extended-mcp.git
cd github-extended-mcp
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate    # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Token

Create a Personal Access Token at github.com/settings/tokens with scopes: gist, user, notifications, read:user.

Connect to Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-extended": {
      "command": "/path/to/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["/path/to/github-extended-mcp/src/server.py"],
      "env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here" }
    }
  }
}

Using alongside the standard GitHub MCP

Run both for full coverage:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "-e", "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN", "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"],
      "env": { "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "ghp_token" }
    },
    "github-extended": {
      "command": "/path/to/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["/path/to/github-extended-mcp/src/server.py"],
      "env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_token" }
    }
  }
}

Usage

"Create a gist with my Python snippet"
"List my recent gists"
"Star the repo anthropics/courses"
"Update my GitHub bio"
"Show my unread notifications"

License

MIT

Built with [FastMCP](https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp) and the [GitHub REST API](https://docs.github.com/en/rest).