GitHub MCP
Latest release v1.12.2 on 2026-09-16 · Actively maintained · 11 releases in 90 days
GitHub's official MCP Server
| Latest release | v1.12.2 on 2026-09-16 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | Actively maintained — pushed within the last 14 days, with 3 or more releases in 90 days |
| Stars | 33,102 |
| Releases in 90 days | 11 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-16 |
| Repository | github/github-mcp-server |
| Licence | MIT |
| Open issues | 335 |
Recent releases
v1.12.2 2026-09-16
What's new
- Add updateissuecomment tool
- Add removeissuereaction, removeissuecommentreaction and removepullrequestreviewcommentreaction…
v1.12.1 2026-09-08
Fixed
- Oauth protected resource metadata became too permissive in the supported scopes advertised,…
- Advertise only default scopes in protected resource metadata
v1.12.0 2026-09-03
What's new
- New governance tools for agents. Read and manage repository rulesets and custom properties…
- Faster, safer feature flags. Functional availability rules evaluate lazily after static…
- Safer write operations. Pin merge HEADs, recover file SHAs, use least-privilege…
- Richer review and discovery support. Adds review range coordinates, thread resolution reasons,…
Fixed
- Give createorupdatefile callers a SHA they can actually get
- Allow publicrepo for public contribution tools
- Fix e2e harness compilation against go-github v89 and go-sdk v1.7
- Fix issuewrite silently dropped label errors
Changed
- Refactor feature flags to use functional availability rules
Maintenance status is derived from public repository activity — release cadence and commit recency. It is not a review, an endorsement, or a security assessment. Star counts measure attention, not quality.