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Github RepoSAFE

mcp/ryan0204/github-repo
MCP server by ryan0204 · github · github mcp · github mcp server · Audited 2026-10-08
⚑ Report / re-scanSource ↗

Model Context Protocol server for Github Repo // Reading Github Repo

Verdict
SAFE
Grade
B
Trust score
89 /100
Exposed tools
3 3r · 0w · 0d
Transport
stdio
License
MIT
Stars
33
01

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

[](https://archestra.ai/mcp-catalog/ryan0204__github-repo-mcp)

[](https://lightnow.ai/servers/io.github.ryan0204/github-repo-mcp)

GitHub Repo MCP is an open-source MCP server that lets your AI assistants browse GitHub repositories, explore directories, and view file contents.

Table of contents

Getting started • Feature overview

✨ Key features

  • 💻 Compatible with Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, and other MCP clients supporting stdio protocol
  • 🔎 Browse the contents of any public GitHub repository
  • 📂 Navigate through repository directories and subdirectories
  • 📝 View the content of code and text files
  • 📦 Easy installation via package manager

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Installing the server requires the following on your system:

  • Node.js 18+
  • npm or yarn

Step 1. Installation

You can install and run GitHub Repo MCP using Smithery, NPX, or setting in mcp.json of your IDE:

MacOS

npx github-repo-mcp

Windows NPX

cmd /c npx -y github-repo-mcp

Windows NPX via .cursor/mcp.json

{
"mcpServers": {
"github-repo-mcp": {
"command": "wsl",
"args": [
"bash",
"-c",
"cmd /c npx -y github-repo-mcp"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
}

Windows NPX via .cursor/mcp.json (if path not set)

# Find the full path to npx first
which npx
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-repo-mcp": {
"comm
Read from source at commit ac9391a28fcfOBSERVED · 2026-10-08
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Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.

claude-code
claude mcp add github-repo-mcp --env GITHUB_TOKEN=${GITHUB_TOKEN} -- npx -y [email protected]
claude-desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-repo-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
03

Exposed tools (3)

3 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.

ToolRiskDescription
getRepoAllDirectoriesread
getRepoDirectoriesread
getRepoFileread
04

Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryPASS
L1Static analysis of the codePASS
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
none-observed
Shell
none-observed
Dependencies
not all pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (1)

LOWSupply chain · supply.unpinned · CWE-829, CWE-1357
package.json
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, octokit, zod, @types/node, nodemon, ts-node, typescript
Why it matters. 7 dependency range(s) float
Fix. pin exact versions or ship a lockfile

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-08 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha ac9391a28fcffull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/ryan0204__github-repo.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
05

Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-08ac9391a28fcfSAFEB89first audit
06

Questions

What is the Github Repo MCP server?

Model Context Protocol server for Github Repo // Reading Github Repo

What tools does Github Repo expose?

3 in total: 3 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.

Is Github Repo safe to connect to an agent?

The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.

What credentials does Github Repo need?

It reads GITHUB_TOKEN from the environment. Give it a token scoped to the least it needs — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling it with your credentials.

How does Github Repo run?

It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as github-repo-mcp at 1.0.1.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (ac9391a28fcf), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

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