AI-powered MCP server for generating GitHub issues and detecting semantic duplicates.
To add GitHub Issue MCP to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 4 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y github-issue-mcp@1.1.2Environment variables
GITHUB_TOKENSet in your MCP configGITHUB_OWNERSet in your MCP configGITHUB_REPOSet in your MCP configGEMINI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add github-issue --env GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN> --env GITHUB_OWNER=<YOUR_GITHUB_OWNER> --env GITHUB_REPO=<YOUR_GITHUB_REPO> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY> -- npx -y github-issue-mcp@1.1.2
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
GitHub Issue MCP exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
GITHUB_TOKEN GITHUB_OWNER GITHUB_REPO GEMINI_API_KEY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install GitHub Issue MCP?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add GitHub Issue MCP to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with GitHub Issue MCP?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to GitHub Issue MCP as well.
Does GitHub Issue MCP need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: GITHUB_TOKEN, GITHUB_OWNER, GITHUB_REPO, GEMINI_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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