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Welcome to GitHub-MCP! — Your all-in-one gateway to managing GitHub repositories directly through Claude Desktop using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This guide walks you through setup, available tools, and sample prompts.

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🛠️ Getting Started

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Follow these 7 simple steps to set up and start using GitHub MCP tools with Claude Desktop.

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Step 1 — Install Claude Desktop

Step 2 — Download the Executable

Step 3 — Run the Executable

Step 4 — (Optional) Explore Available Tools

Step 5 — (Optional) Stop the Server

Step 6 — Launch Claude Desktop

Step 7 — Start Asking Tasks!

🧰 Available Tools

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A comprehensive list of all 44 available tools, organized by category. Click each category to expand.

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👤 Profile — 1 tool

📁 Repositories — 9 tools

🌿 Branches — 5 tools

📄 Files — 3 tools

📝 Commits — 2 tools