# github-chat-mcp

> GitHub Chat MCP server for analyzing GitHub repositories

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/github-chat-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/AsyncFuncAI/github-chat-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/AsyncFuncAI/github-chat-mcp
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:github-chat-mcp
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_github-chat-mcp

### Description (declared)

# GitHub Chat MCP

A Machine Computer Program (MCP) for analyzing and querying GitHub repositories using the GitHub Chat API.

## Installation

```bash
# Install with pip
pip install github-chat-mcp

# Or install with the newer uv package manager
uv install github-chat-mcp
```

## Usage

1. Get a GitHub Chat API key from https://github-chat.com

2. Add the MCP to your Claude config file:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-chat": {
      "command": "github-chat-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

3. Start using it with Claude!

Example prompts:
- "Use github-chat-mcp to analyze the React repository"
- "Index the TypeScript repository with github-chat-mcp and ask about its architecture"

# GitHub Chat MCP server

[![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/github-chat-mcp)](https://smithery.ai/server/github-chat-mcp)

## Setup Instructions
> Before anything, ensure you have a GitHub Chat API key. This is required to use the service.

Install uv first.

MacOS/Linux:
```bash
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
```

Windows:
```
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
```

### Setup with Claude Desktop
```json
# claude_desktop_config.json
# Can find location through:
# Hamburger Menu -> File -> Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-chat": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["github-chat-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Installing via Smithery

You can install GitHub Chat for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install github-chat-mcp --client claude
```

### Using GitHub Chat with Claude
1. Index a GitHub repository first:
   "Index the GitHub repository at https://github.com/username/repo"

2. Then ask questions about the repository:
   "What is the core tech stack used in this repository?"

### Debugging
Run:
```bash
…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- communication.chat (1, derived)
- ai.prompting (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/github-chat-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T16:23:54.442Z)
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_github-chat-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T19:23:11.020Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/github-chat-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/github-chat-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:github-chat-mcp