# github-mcp-agent

> Talk to your GitHub repos, issues, and project boards in plain English from your terminal

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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-mcp-agent/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/OmarCodes022/GitHub-MCP-Agent
- repository: https://github.com/OmarCodes022/GitHub-MCP-Agent
- version: 0.2.2
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: agent, ai, cli, copilot, github, mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:github-mcp-agent

### Description (declared)

# GitHub MCP Agent

Talk to your GitHub repos, issues, and project boards in plain English from your terminal.

![GitHub MCP Agent demo](assets/demo1.png)

```
You > list open issues in my raytracer repo
You > set priority of issue #42 to urgent
You > what's in progress on the project board?
You > which issues are assigned to maryam?
```

---

## Install

```bash
pip install github-mcp-agent
```

Or with uv:

```bash
uv tool install github-mcp-agent
```

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## Setup

```bash
github-agent setup
```

Interactive wizard:

1. GitHub token (validated immediately)
2. AI provider — choose one:
   - **AWS Bedrock** — existing profile, access keys, or SSO
   - **Anthropic API** — API key from console.anthropic.com
   - **OpenAI** — API key from platform.openai.com
   - **Google Gemini** — API key from aistudio.google.com
   - **GitHub Copilot** — browser OAuth flow, requires a Copilot subscription
   - **Local (Ollama)** — picks from your installed models, no API key needed
3. Model selection (scrollable menu)
4. Pulls the GitHub MCP Docker image

Config saved to `~/.config/github-mcp-agent/.env`.

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## Usage

```bash
github-agent            # start the agent
github-agent setup      # full setup wizard
github-agent provider   # switch AI provider and model
github-agent model      # switch model within current provider
github-agent token      # update GitHub token
github-agent config     # edit config file in $EDITOR
github-agent prompt     # customize the system prompt in $EDITOR
github-agent -v         # start with verbose tool output
```

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## Requirements

| Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|
| Python 3.10+ | |
| Docker | Must be running — used for the GitHub MCP server |
| GitHub token | Scopes: `repo`, `read:org`, `project` — [github.com/settings/tokens](https://github.com/settings/tokens) |
| Provider credentials | See setup wizard |

**For AWS Bedrock:** enable Claude model access in the [Bedrock console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/bedrock) under Model acces…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, declared)
- dev.terminal (0.779, derived)
- infra.cloud (0.745, derived)
- security.identity (0.733, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/github-mcp-agent/ (first seen 2026-09-09T16:23:55.654Z)

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