GitHub

GitHub is the world’s leading code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. The GitHub MCP server lets you manage repositories, issues, pull requests, and projects using natural language.

What Can It Do?

Create and manage repositories and branches on demand
Find and filter issues, PRs, and commits for reporting
Organize projects with fields and items
Inspect CI/CD logs from GitHub Actions workflows and jobs
Automate releases and collaborator management

Where to Use It

In Agents (Recommended)

Add GitHub as a tool to any agent. The agent can then interact with your repositories conversationally, choosing the right actions based on context.

To add an MCP tool to your agent:

Open your agent’s configuration
Click Add tools → Connect an app with MCP
Search for the integration and select it
Authenticate with your account

You can control which tools your agent has access to. After adding an integration, click on it to enable or disable specific tools based on what your agent needs.

In Workflows (Via Agent Node)

For automated pipelines, use an Agent Node with GitHub tools. This gives you the flexibility of an agent within a deterministic workflow.

As a Custom MCP Node

You can also create a standalone MCP node for a specific action. This generates a reusable node that performs one task, useful when you need the same operation repeatedly in workflows.

To create a custom MCP node:

Go to your node library and search for the integration
Click Create a node with AI
Describe the specific action you want (e.g., “List open issues in my repo”)
Test the node and save it for reuse

Custom MCP nodes are single-purpose by design. For tasks that require multiple steps or dynamic decision-making, use an agent instead.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
Create/List/Search Repositories	Manage repositories
Get Contents	Retrieve file or directory contents
Create or Update File	Create or update one or more files in a repository in a single commit
List/Get Commits	Access commit history
List/Search Issues	Find and filter issues
Create/Update Issue	Manage issues
Add Comment To Issue	Comment on issues
List/Create Branches	Manage branches
List/Get/Create/Update/Merge Pull Requests	Manage PRs
Add Comment to Pull Request	Comment on PRs
List Pull Request Files	View changed files in a PR
List Pull Request Review Comments	List inline review comments on a PR (code-level comments on specific lines/files)
Request Pull Request Reviewers	Request reviews from users or teams
List/Get Projects	Access project boards
List/Create/Update/Delete Project Fields	Manage project fields
List/Add/Update/Delete Project Items	Manage project items
List/Get Tags and Releases	Access releases
List/Add/Remove Collaborators	Manage access
List Labels, Milestones, Teams	Organization tools
List Deployments and Workflows	CI/CD access
List Workflow Runs	List GitHub Actions workflow runs with optional filters (branch, status, event, actor)
List Workflow Runs for Workflow	List GitHub Actions workflow runs for a specific workflow definition
Get Workflow Run	Get a specific GitHub Actions workflow run by its ID
List Workflow Jobs	List jobs for a specific workflow run
Get Job Logs	Get plain-text logs for a workflow job, or download them to storage
Get Workflow Run Logs	Download the full log archive for a workflow run
Search Code	Search across repositories
List Vulnerability Alerts	List Dependabot vulnerability alerts for a repository
Create Gist	Create a new GitHub gist (public or secret) with one or more files

Example Prompts

Use these with your agent or in the Agent Node: Search repositories:

Find repositories about "LLM chatbot" with more than 5000 stars

Manage issues:

Create an issue in octocat/Hello-World titled "Bug: login fails"

List pull requests:

Show me all open PRs in facebook/react

Merge a pull request:

Merge PR #42 in my-org/my-repo using squash

Request reviewers:

Request a review from @octocat on PR #15 in my-org/my-repo

Get commit details:

Get the details of the latest commit in my repo

Create or update files:

Create a README.md file in my-org/my-repo with the content "# My Project"

Search code:

Search for "def get_queryset" in the Django repository

Create a gist:

Create a secret gist called "debug notes" with a file notes.md containing my troubleshooting steps

List vulnerability alerts:

List open Dependabot vulnerability alerts in my-org/my-repo

View CI logs:

Show me the logs from the latest failed CI job in my-org/my-repo

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Agent not finding the right data	Use specific repository names in owner/repo format
Action not completing	Check that you’ve authenticated and have permissions for the repository
Unexpected results	The agent may chain multiple tools (e.g., finding a repo first, then listing issues). Review the agent’s reasoning to understand its approach.
Tool not available	Verify the tool is enabled in your agent’s MCP configuration

Agents are smart enough to chain multiple API calls together. For example, asking “Create an issue in the marketing repo” will find the repository first, then create the issue. If results seem off, check the agent’s step-by-step reasoning.

Need Help?

Agents documentation for setup and best practices
Agent Node guide for workflow integration
Need help? Reach out to us
Contact support@gumloop.com for assistance

Use this integration directly in Claude or Cursor. Connect remotely via the GitHub MCP server using credentials from your Connectors page.

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Common Errors

What Can It Do?

Where to Use It

In Agents (Recommended)

In Workflows (Via Agent Node)

As a Custom MCP Node

Available Tools

Example Prompts

Troubleshooting

Need Help?

​What Can It Do?

​Where to Use It

​In Agents (Recommended)

​In Workflows (Via Agent Node)

​As a Custom MCP Node

​Available Tools

​Example Prompts

​Troubleshooting

​Need Help?

What Can It Do?

Where to Use It

In Agents (Recommended)

In Workflows (Via Agent Node)

As a Custom MCP Node

Available Tools

Example Prompts

Troubleshooting

Need Help?