Github

Name: Github
Author: pipeworx-io

by pipeworx-ioversion 0.2.1i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry nameio.github.pipeworx-io/github

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

GitHub MCP — wraps the GitHub public REST API (no auth required for public endpoints)

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiNot measured yet★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Developer tools
You need to fill in: PIPEWORX_API_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: PIPEWORX_API_KEY

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http github https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add github --env PIPEWORX_API_KEY=your-value -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-github

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "github": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "github": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

PIPEWORX_API_KEY secret env
Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 6, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account pipeworx-io, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Endpoint responds
Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation
… Not checked yet
Sign-in with OAuth
Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

More stars than 0% of the other 1385 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 90% of the other 1385 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1385 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Github safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: PIPEWORX_API_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.2.1) reached the registry 4 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: GitHub, Desktop Commander, Cloudflare MCP

Alternatives

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README from the maker

Open the README

Copied from the maker’s repo as written. PopNx MCP has not reviewed or endorsed it. HTML, images and scripts are removed. Links lead off this site.

mcp-github

GitHub MCP — wraps the GitHub public REST API (no auth required for public endpoints)

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1476+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool	Description
`search_repos`	Search GitHub repositories by keyword. Returns repo name, description, star count, forks, primary language, and URL. Use when exploring projects or finding code implementations.
`get_repo`	Look up ONE named repository by its owner/repo slug — "facebook/react", "torvalds/linux", "vercel/next.js". Use this whenever the repository is named in the question. Answers how many stars / forks / watchers a repo has, what license and language it uses, its topics, description, open issue count, and when it was last pushed.
`list_repo_issues`	List issues for a GitHub repository by owner and repo name; filters pull requests out automatically. Returns issue number, title, state, labels, author, comment count, URL, and timestamps. Defaults to open issues.
`get_user`	Get a GitHub user's public profile info. Returns name, bio, company, location, public repo count, followers, and social links. Specify username (e.g., username="torvalds").
`get_file_contents`	Read a file from a PUBLIC GitHub repository (or list a directory) by path. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "show me the README / package.json / of ", "read from ", inspecting source or config files. Pass owner + repo + path (omit path or "" for the repo root listing). Optional ref = branch/tag/commit SHA. Returns decoded text for files (capped ~60k), or a directory listing of {name, path, type, size}.
`search_code`	Search CODE across public GitHub repositories — find where a function/symbol/string is defined or used. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "find code that does X", "which repos use ", "show me an example of ", "where is defined". Supports GitHub code-search qualifiers right in the query: repo:owner/name, org:name, user:name, language:go, filename:Dockerfile, path:src, extension:ts, in:file. Returns matching files with repo, path, and URL. Note: indexes the default branch only, ignores very common terms, and is capped at ~10 searches/minute.
`get_releases`	Get the latest release and recent release history for a repository — the canonical way to answer "what is the latest version of ", "when was last released", "what changed in the newest release". Returns the latest published stable release (tag, name, date, prerelease flag, release notes, downloadable assets with download counts) plus recent releases. Falls back to git tags for repos that tag but do not cut formal releases.
`list_commits`	List recent commits on a repository to see latest activity, what changed, and who is committing. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "what are the recent commits to ", "when was last updated", "latest changes in ". Optional sha (branch/tag/commit to start history from), path (only commits touching that file/dir), and since/until ISO timestamps. Returns sha, message, author, and date per commit.
`github_trending_repos`	Trending GitHub repositories — what is hot, popular, and taking off on GitHub right now. Answers "what are the top trending GitHub repos this week", "what is hot on GitHub today", "popular new repositories this month", "trending Rust / Python / AI projects", "which GitHub projects blew up recently". Two modes: mode="new" (default) ranks repositories CREATED inside the time window by star count — the projects that blew up this week — and mode="active" ranks repositories PUSHED inside the window by star count, surfacing established projects under heavy development. Set the window with since (day, week, or month), filter with language, add free-text query keywords such as "llm" or "agent", and raise a min_stars floor. Returns full_name, description, language, stars, forks, created and pushed dates, topics, and URL per repo. Computed live from the GitHub Search API; github.com/trending ranks by stars GAINED during the period using an unpublished algorithm that the public API keeps private, so ordering differs and every response says so in its caveat field.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

"mcpServers": { "github": { "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp" } } }

What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp returns the tools in the table above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx, discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and is the authoritative answer for a given day.

This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth, connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:

"mcpServers": { "pipeworx": { "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp" } } }

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1476+ data sources. The only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx reaches all of them from either one.

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Github data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

License

MIT

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_repos \

-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"query":"react hooks"}'

No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_repos. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.

Github

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

GitHub

Desktop Commander

Cloudflare MCP

README from the maker

mcp-github

Tools

Quick Start

What this endpoint actually serves

Using with ask_pipeworx

More

License

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP