MCP Private GitHub Search
@Hint-Services
About MCP Private GitHub Search
MCP Server to search individual private Github Repositories
Config
Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-private-github-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@Hint-Services/mcp-private-github-search",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}
}Tools
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Overview
What is MCP Private GitHub Search?
MCP Private GitHub Search is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides search and file retrieval tools for private GitHub repositories. It integrates with GitHub's API, automatically handling rate limiting, type safety, input validation, and error handling, making it suitable for developers and AI hosts that need to query private repositories.
How to use MCP Private GitHub Search?
Install via Smithery or pnpm add mcp-private-github-search, then configure your MCP client with GITHUB_TOKEN, GITHUB_OWNER, and GITHUB_REPO environment variables. The server exposes three tools: searchFiles, searchIssues, and getFileContents, which can be invoked by MCP clients (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline).
Key features of MCP Private GitHub Search
- Search private GitHub repositories for files and issues.
- Get the contents of a specific file in a repository.
- Type-safe implementation written in TypeScript.
- Robust input validation using Zod schemas.
- Graceful error handling with informative messages.
Use cases of MCP Private GitHub Search
- Searching private codebases for specific file names or patterns.
- Looking up issues in a private repository by criteria.
- Retrieving file contents for analysis or review by an AI assistant.
FAQ from MCP Private GitHub Search
What does MCP Private GitHub Search do?
It acts as a bridge between AI hosts (like Claude or Cursor) and private GitHub repositories, allowing AI tools to search for files and issues, and retrieve file contents using GitHub’s API.
What dependencies or runtime are required?
You need Node.js and a valid GitHub token with access to the target private repository. The server runs as a command-line tool via npx or can be installed as a npm package.
How do I authenticate with GitHub?
Provide your GitHub personal access token via the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable. The token must have permission to read the specified repository.
Which transports and protocols are used?
The server communicates using JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdio, conforming to the Model Context Protocol standard.
Are there any known limits or rate handling?
GitHub API rate limiting is handled automatically; the server integrates rate-limit awareness and reports informative errors when limits are reached.
Frequently asked questions
What does MCP Private GitHub Search do?
It acts as a bridge between AI hosts (like Claude or Cursor) and private GitHub repositories, allowing AI tools to search for files and issues, and retrieve file contents using GitHub’s API.
What dependencies or runtime are required?
You need Node.js and a valid GitHub token with access to the target private repository. The server runs as a command-line tool via `npx` or can be installed as a npm package.
How do I authenticate with GitHub?
Provide your GitHub personal access token via the `GITHUB_TOKEN` environment variable. The token must have permission to read the specified repository.
Which transports and protocols are used?
The server communicates using JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdio, conforming to the Model Context Protocol standard.
Are there any known limits or rate handling?
GitHub API rate limiting is handled automatically; the server integrates rate-limit awareness and reports informative errors when limits are reached.
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