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Updated April 21, 2026
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Add to Claude Desktop

Paste this into your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server",
        "(includes",
        "Actions",
        "support)"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker installed

Config file location: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

Installation

docker run ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server (includes Actions support)

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