mcp-github-extras

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> Extended GitHub tools for Model Context Protocol (MCP) — > filling the gaps left by the official github-mcp server.

# Install globally
npm install -g mcp-github-extras

# Configure in Claude Desktop (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-extra": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-github-extras"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

# Restart Claude Desktop and start using the tools!

The official github-mcp server covers most GitHub operations but is missing several PR workflow tools essential for automation pipelines:

| Missing operation | GitHub API endpoint | |-------------------|-------------------| | Add PR reviewers | POST /pulls/{n}/requested_reviewers | | Add PR assignees | PATCH /issues/{n} | | Set PR labels | POST /issues/{n}/labels | | List repo tags | GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/tags | | Create label | POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels |

mcp-github-extras fills exactly these gaps. It is designed to run alongside the official server, not replace it.

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_tags | List the latest git tags for a repository | | add_pr_reviewers | Request reviewers on an existing pull request | | add_pr_assignees | Set assignees on an existing pull request | | set_pr_labels | Add or replace labels on an existing pull request | | create_label | Create a label in a reposi