GitHub and Git MCP servers: the official GitHub server and alternatives
Which MCP server to use for GitHub issues, pull requests and local Git repositories, based on the servers in the Socketlist directory.
GitHub (hosted repositories, issues, PRs)
Maintained by GitHub itself.
- github-mcp-server (33,624 GitHub stars · Go · last pushed 2026-10-14)
GitHub's official MCP Server Install config available on its page.
Local Git repositories
Reads and changes a Git repository on your machine; no GitHub account needed.
- Git (official) (Official reference server · last pushed 2026-10-13)
Tools to read, search, and manipulate Git repositories. Install config available on its page.
Code search and other hosts
- jcodemunch-mcp (2,771 GitHub stars · Python · last pushed 2026-10-15)
Cut AI token costs 95%+ on code exploration. The leading MCP server for precise, symbol-level GitHub code retrieval via tree-sitter AST. Works with Claude Code, Cursor & any MCP client. 313B+ tokens saved. - mcp-server-atlassian-bitbucket (163 GitHub stars · TypeScript · last pushed 2026-03-06)
Node.js/TypeScript MCP server for Atlassian Bitbucket. Enables AI systems (LLMs) to interact with workspaces, repositories, and pull requests via tools (list, get, comment, search). Connects AI directly to version control workflows through the standard MCP interface.
Which one to pick
Use the GitHub server when the work lives on github.com (issues, pull requests, Actions). Use the Git server for commits, diffs and branches in a local checkout. Give a GitHub token the smallest scopes that work.
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About this list
Data: public GitHub repositories, refreshed 2026-10-15. Star counts change daily. A listing is not a security review, so read our security checklist before installing.