Windsurf GitHub list_commits
How to: Windsurf GitHub list_commits
Add GitHub to Windsurf
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Open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-mcp-server": {
"serverUrl": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
}
}
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Save the file and restart Windsurf.
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03
Ask for something list_commits does. Windsurf lists the server's tools on connect and calls list_commits itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that GitHub's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
Global only — Windsurf has no per-project MCP config. Refresh Cascade after saving. Windsurf docs
Same tool, other clients
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.