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MCP server that fetches GitHub Pull Request comments
Configuration
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"mcpServers": {
"shaileshahuja-github-pr-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"dist/server.js",
"your_github_token_here"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
}
}
}
}You run an MCP server that fetches GitHub Pull Request comments, including per-file paths, line ranges, and replies, and exposes a simple tool to retrieve that data for downstream clients. This makes it easy to integrate PR feedback into your workflows, dashboards, or conversational agents without building your own GitHub querying logic.
You connect an MCP client to the GitHub PR Comments MCP Server to request PR comments for a specific repository and pull request. The server exposes a tool named get_pr_comments. You supply the repository owner, repository name, and pull request number, and you receive structured comment data suitable for display or further processing. Use this to power code-review dashboards, messaging integrations, or automated QA checks that need to surface PR feedback.
Prerequisites you need before installation: Node.js (LTS version) and npm. You also need a GitHub personal access token with access to the repositories you want to query.
To install manually and prepare the MCP server, follow these steps in your terminal:
Configuration and security follow common MCP conventions. Keep your GitHub token secure and do not expose it in client configurations. When you rotate tokens, update the MCP server environment accordingly.
Examples and troubleshooting tips: ensure the server starts successfully by using the exact runtime commands shown below, check that your token has the necessary scopes, and verify network access to GitHub when querying PR comments.
Exposes a PR comments retrieval endpoint that accepts owner, repo, and pull_number to fetch comments along with file paths, line ranges, and replies.