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github: a Claude Code plugin by GitHub

Official

For developers who want Claude to work with issues, pull requests and Actions on GitHub. Skip it if you would rather not hand Claude a GitHub token.

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Score
76of 100
Rank
#11of 25
Updated
2026

Install

/plugin install github@claude-plugins-official

Type it in Claude Code. View the source

What does github do?

github is a Claude Code plugin that connects Claude to GitHub's official MCP server, hosted at api.githubcopilot.com. It signs in with a personal access token that you set as GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN. With it, Claude can create and manage issues and pull requests, search repositories, browse code and commits, review PRs, look into failed GitHub Actions runs, and read code scanning results and Dependabot alerts. The plugin holds only the server configuration, with no skills, agents or commands. What Claude can change depends on the permissions you give that token, so a read-only token keeps it to looking.

When should you use github?

Use it when

  • Triaging or creating issues without leaving the terminal
  • Finding out why a GitHub Actions build failed
  • Reviewing or updating pull requests across repositories

Skip it when

  • Your code lives on GitLab, Bitbucket or another host
  • You do not want to issue a GitHub access token

What it needs and what it can touch

You need

  • A GitHub account
  • A GitHub personal access token in GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN

What it can do

  • Sends requests to an outside service (GitHub)
  • Can create and change issues, pull requests and other repository data

From reading its instructions, not from running it.

Why it scores 76

Strongest on upkeep (100 of 100), weakest on adoption (61).

  • Adoption35 points 61
  • Upkeep20 points 100
  • Trust20 points 77
  • Quality15 points We could not read its instructions
  • Reader answers10 points Not enough answers yet, so this does not count

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Details

Stars of the shared plugin repository
46,718
Last repository change
License
Not stated
Data confidence
Medium

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