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Claude Desktop

GitHub for Claude Desktop

io.github.abhishekkumar2021/github

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Install GitHub in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_CLIENT_ID": "<GITHUB_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GITHUB_READONLY": "<GITHUB_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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