GitHub MCP (Repository Operations)

Use GitHub MCP tools to interact with repositories programmatically.

Tools

Creating a PR

# 1. Create branch
github_create_branch({
  owner: "5dlabs",
  repo: "my-project",
  branch: "feature/task-42-auth",
  from_branch: "develop"
})

# 2. Push changes
github_push_files({
  owner: "5dlabs",
  repo: "my-project",
  branch: "feature/task-42-auth",
  files: [
    { path: "src/auth.ts", content: "..." }
  ],
  message: "feat: implement OAuth2 authentication"
})

# 3. Create PR
github_create_pull_request({
  owner: "5dlabs",
  repo: "my-project",
  title: "feat: implement OAuth2 authentication",
  body: "## Summary\n...",
  head: "feature/task-42-auth",
  base: "develop"
})

Reading Files

github_get_file_contents({
  owner: "5dlabs",
  repo: "my-project",
  path: "src/config.ts",
  branch: "develop"
})

PR Review

# Get changed files
github_get_pull_request_files({
  owner: "5dlabs",
  repo: "my-project",
  pull_number: 123
})

# Submit review
github_create_pull_request_review({
  owner: "5dlabs",
  repo: "my-project",
  pull_number: 123,
  event: "APPROVE",
  body: "LGTM! All checks pass."
})

Best Practices

1. Always branch from develop - Not main
2. Use conventional commits - feat:, fix:, chore:
3. Include Linear issue link - In PR body
4. Review before merge - Check CI status