GitHub (via OAuth) MCP server

The MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for GitHub OAuth enables integration with GitHub authentication in Claude Desktop. This implementation lets Claude interact with GitHub's OAuth flow, allowing for secure authentication in applications that need GitHub permissions for operations like repository access and management.

Installation

Prerequisites

Ensure you have uv installed on your system:

# For MacOS/Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# For Windows
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

After installation, restart your terminal to ensure the uv command is recognized.

Configuration

Setting Up in Claude Desktop

To enable the GitHub OAuth MCP server in Claude Desktop:

1. Locate and update your Claude Desktop configuration file:

# For Windows
code $env:AppData\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

# For Mac/Linux
code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the MCP server configuration to the file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Github-Oauth": {
      "command": "C:\\Users\\Hp\\.local\\bin\\uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:\\Users\\Hp\\Github-Oauth\\src\\github_oauth",
        "run",
        "server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Make sure to adjust the paths to match your specific installation locations.

Debugging

Using MCP Inspector

For debugging the MCP server, use the MCP Inspector tool:

1. Install and run the MCP Inspector using npm:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory C:\Users\Hp\Github-Oauth run github-oauth

2. The Inspector will display a URL you can access in your browser to begin debugging.

Troubleshooting Tips

• Ensure all paths in your configuration are correct
• Check that the server script exists at the specified location
• Make sure Claude Desktop is properly configured to recognize the MCP server
• Use the MCP Inspector to monitor requests and responses for deeper debugging

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

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.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

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.

How to use the MCP server

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 explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.