# GitHub MCP Server: reference & source > Official GitHub tools for repositories, issues, and pull requests. Reference only in Awesome Python Dev; review its source, license and setup. [HTML page](https://m9rco.github.io/awesome-python-dev/tools/github-mcp/) · [Agent guide](https://m9rco.github.io/awesome-python-dev/agents/index.md) · [Discovery index](https://m9rco.github.io/awesome-python-dev/llms.txt) This website describes the repository catalog snapshot, which may contain unreleased entries. It is not a promise that every entry exists in the currently published package. Check `uvx awesome-python-dev list --json` for the catalog available in your installed runtime. GitHub stars and review dates are recorded snapshots, not live rankings. Catalog reviewed: 2026-10-29. [Catalog source](https://github.com/m9rco/awesome-python-dev/blob/239895d3dd1353a48c5b39eee8eb028aadd8ac8f/src/awesome_python_dev/data/catalog.json). References / Reference only ## GitHub MCP Server Official GitHub tools for repositories, issues, and pull requests. [Upstream project ↗](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) [View repository ↗](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) ### Install with the upstream project This entry is a reference. It has no `apd init` recipe in this catalog snapshot. Follow the [upstream documentation](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) for installation and configuration. ### Integration notes Configure authentication and allowed toolsets with the official installer. No credentials or remote OAuth flow is provisioned by this CLI. ### Source & review - Repository: github/github-mcp-server - License: MIT - Category: mcp ecosystem - Reviewed: 2026-10-27 - GitHub stars at review: 33,999 - Installation: Reference only Star counts are review snapshots, not live rankings. Upstream licenses apply to each resource. ### Review the source evidence - [Upstream evidence 1 ↗](https://api.github.com/repos/github/github-mcp-server) - [Upstream evidence 2 ↗](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server)