The GitHub Actions MCP Server enables AI assistants to manage and operate GitHub Actions workflows. It provides a comprehensive interface for workflow management, including listing, viewing, triggering, canceling, and rerunning workflows with robust error handling and security features.
git clone https://github.com/ko1ynnky/github-actions-mcp-server.git
cd github-actions-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
git clone https://github.com/ko1ynnky/github-actions-mcp-server.git
cd github-actions-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build:win
Alternatively, use the included batch file:
run-server.bat [optional-github-token]
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json
:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-actions": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"<path-to-mcp-server>/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
Add to your Codeium MCP config file (typically at ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
on Unix or %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json
on Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-actions": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"<path-to-mcp-server>/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
Windsurf uses the same configuration format as Codeium.
const result = await listWorkflows({
owner: "your-username",
repo: "your-repository",
page: 1,
perPage: 30
});
const result = await getWorkflow({
owner: "your-username",
repo: "your-repository",
workflowId: "ci.yml" // or workflow ID number
});
const result = await getWorkflowUsage({
owner: "your-username",
repo: "your-repository",
workflowId: "ci.yml"
});
const result = await listWorkflowRuns({
owner: "your-username",
repo: "your-repository",
branch: "main",
status: "completed",
perPage: 10
});
const result = await getWorkflowRun({
owner: "your-username",
repo: "your-repository",
runId: 123456789
});
const result = await getWorkflowRunJobs({
owner: "your-username",
repo: "your-repository",
runId: 123456789,
filter: "latest"
});
const result = await triggerWorkflow({
owner: "your-username",
repo: "your-repository",
workflowId: "ci.yml",
ref: "main",
inputs: {
environment: "production",
debug: "true"
}
});
const result = await cancelWorkflowRun({
owner: "your-username",
repo: "your-repository",
runId: 123456789
});
const result = await rerunWorkflow({
owner: "your-username",
repo: "your-repository",
runId: 123456789
});
Authentication Errors
Rate Limiting
Windows-Specific Issues
npm install -g typescript
node --version
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "github-actions" '{"command":"node","args":["<path-to-mcp-server>/dist/index.js"],"env":{"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN":"<YOUR_TOKEN>"}}'
See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json
file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-actions": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"<path-to-mcp-server>/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json
file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-actions": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"<path-to-mcp-server>/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect