This MCP server provides convenient tools for interacting with GitHub Actions through Claude. It allows you to fetch workflows, get action details, trigger workflows, and retrieve repository releases.
The simplest installation method is using npx in your Claude Desktop configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-action-trigger-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nextdrive/github-action-trigger-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
}
}
}
}
If you prefer a local installation:
npm install -g @nextdrive/github-action-trigger-mcp
On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-action-trigger-mcp": {
"command": "@nextdrive/github-action-trigger-mcp",
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
}
}
}
}
You need a GitHub personal access token to use most features. There are three ways to configure it:
Set the token in the Claude Desktop configuration:
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
}
Set the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable:
# On Linux/MacOS
export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token
# On Windows
set GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token
Create or edit ~/.nextdrive-github-action-trigger-mcp/config.json:
{
"githubToken": "your_github_token"
}
Retrieves available GitHub Actions from a repository:
{
"owner": "username-or-org",
"repo": "repository-name"
}
Example response:
[
{
"id": 12345678,
"name": "CI",
"path": ".github/workflows/ci.yml",
"state": "active",
"url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/actions/workflows/ci.yml",
"content": "name: CI\n\non:\n push:\n branches: [ main ]..."
}
]
Retrieves detailed information about a specific Action:
{
"owner": "actions",
"repo": "checkout",
"ref": "v4"
}
Example response:
{
"name": "Checkout",
"description": "Check out a Git repository at a particular version",
"author": "GitHub",
"inputs": [
{
"name": "repository",
"description": "Repository name with owner. For example, actions/checkout",
"default": "",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "ref",
"description": "The branch, tag or SHA to checkout.",
"default": "",
"required": false
}
],
"runs": {
"using": "node20",
"main": "dist/index.js"
}
}
Triggers a GitHub workflow with custom inputs:
{
"owner": "username-or-org",
"repo": "repository-name",
"workflow_id": "ci.yml",
"inputs": {
"deploy_environment": "production",
"debug_enabled": "true"
}
}
Note: The workflow must support the workflow_dispatch event, and your token needs the workflow scope permission.
Example response:
{
"success": true,
"message": "Workflow dispatch event triggered successfully",
"run": {
"id": 12345678,
"url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/actions/runs/12345678",
"status": "queued",
"conclusion": null,
"created_at": "2025-03-19T06:45:12Z",
"triggered_by": "API"
}
}
Retrieves the latest 2 releases from a repository:
{
"owner": "username-or-org",
"repo": "repository-name"
}
Example response:
{
"count": 2,
"releases": [
{
"id": 12345678,
"name": "v1.0.0",
"tag_name": "v1.0.0",
"published_at": "2025-03-15T10:00:00Z",
"draft": false,
"prerelease": false,
"html_url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/releases/tag/v1.0.0",
"body": "Release notes for version 1.0.0",
"assets": [
{
"name": "app-v1.0.0.zip",
"size": 1234567,
"download_count": 42,
"browser_download_url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/releases/download/v1.0.0/app-v1.0.0.zip",
"created_at": "2025-03-15T10:05:00Z",
"updated_at": "2025-03-15T10:05:00Z"
}
],
"author": {
"login": "username",
"html_url": "https://github.com/username"
}
},
{
"id": 87654321,
"name": "v0.9.0",
"tag_name": "v0.9.0",
"published_at": "2025-03-01T10:00:00Z",
"draft": false,
"prerelease": true,
"html_url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/releases/tag/v0.9.0",
"body": "Pre-release notes for version 0.9.0",
"assets": [],
"author": {
"login": "username",
"html_url": "https://github.com/username"
}
}
]
}
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "github-action-trigger-mcp" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@nextdrive/github-action-trigger-mcp"],"env":{"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN":"your_github_token_here"}}'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-action-trigger-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nextdrive/github-action-trigger-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
}
}
}
}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.json2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-action-trigger-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nextdrive/github-action-trigger-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
}
}
}
}3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect