GitHub CI/CD MCP Server

github-cicd-mcp

GitHub CI/CD MCP server for Model Context Protocol.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GitHub REST and GraphQL — built for CI/CD and DevOps workflows in Cursor, Claude Desktop, and other MCP clients.

Give your AI agent tools to manage repos, commits, pull requests, issues, GitHub Actions, deployments, billing, releases, branch protection, webhooks, and local git — without leaving the editor.

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Install

npm / npx (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-cicd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kinus/github-cicd-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${env:GITHUB_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set GITHUB_TOKEN (or GH_TOKEN) in your system environment, or replace ${env:GITHUB_TOKEN} with a secret reference your client supports.

From source

git clone https://github.com/devstephenke-sys/Github-Free-MCPs.git
cd Github-Free-MCPs
npm install
npm run build

Point MCP at node /absolute/path/to/github-cicd-mcp/dist/index.js.

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Authentication

Create a personal access token:

Need	Scopes / permissions
Repos, PRs, commits, issues	repo or fine-grained Contents, Pull requests, Issues
Actions	workflow
Org billing	read:org + org billing role
Admin (branch protection, webhooks)	Admin access on the repo/org

Never commit tokens. Use environment variables only.

⚠️ Security: See SECURITY.md for security policies and best practices.

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Tool reference

Core & repos

github_get_authenticated_user, github_get_rate_limit, github_create_repository, github_get_repository, github_list_repositories, github_create_branch, github_fork_repository

Commits & CI status

github_list_commits, github_get_commit, github_compare_commits, github_create_commit, github_get_combined_status, github_list_check_runs_for_ref

Pull requests

github_create_pull_request, github_list_pull_requests, github_get_pull_request, github_merge_pull_request, github_update_pull_request, github_list_pull_request_files, github_create_pull_request_review

Issues

github_create_issue, github_list_issues, github_get_issue, github_update_issue, github_add_issue_comment, github_list_issue_comments

Releases & tags

github_list_releases, github_get_release_by_tag, github_create_release, github_list_tags, github_create_tag

Branches & protection

github_list_branches, github_get_branch, github_get_branch_protection, github_update_branch_protection, github_delete_branch_protection

GitHub Actions

github_list_workflows, github_list_workflow_runs, github_get_workflow_run, github_list_workflow_jobs, github_rerun_workflow, github_cancel_workflow_run, github_dispatch_workflow, github_list_actions_secrets, github_list_actions_variables, github_list_workflow_run_artifacts, github_download_workflow_artifact

Deployments (CD)

github_list_deployments, github_create_deployment, github_create_deployment_status, github_list_environments

Billing

github_get_user_billing_actions, github_get_org_billing_actions, github_get_org_billing_overview, github_get_org_billing_usage_report

Webhooks & access

github_list_webhooks, github_create_webhook, github_delete_webhook, github_list_collaborators, github_add_collaborator, github_list_teams

GraphQL

github_graphql_query, github_graphql_mutation, github_graphql_repository_overview

Local git

git_status, git_commit, git_push, git_pull, git_log, git_clone

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GitHub Enterprise

• GITHUB_HOST — hostname (when not github.com)
• GITHUB_API_URL — REST base, e.g. https://github.example.com/api/v3
• GITHUB_GRAPHQL_URL — GraphQL endpoint override

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Development

npm install
npm run build
npm run verify

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Publish your own fork

See RELEASING.md for:

• Public GitHub repo setup
• npm publish (npm publish --access public)
• GitHub Releases and optional MCP directory listings

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License

MIT