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# Assuming working golang installation i.e. 
# .bash: for example
# export GOPATH=~/go #or sth else ofc
# export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin

# install
git clone https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server.git
cd github-mcp-server
go install ./...

# set github token:
# https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new
# export GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN

# adding to claude project under name "github"
# regarding providing value to GITHUB token variable, here is issue that it should get it fron envirnoment: 
# https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/1180
claude mcp add -e "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"="${GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}" -t stdio github github-mcp-server stdio
claude mcp list
claude mcp get github

# trying via mcptools https://github.com/f/mcptools
# (that you can install via `go install github.com/f/mcptools/cmd/mcptools@latest` ...)

# list tools
mcptools tools github-mcp-server stdio  # will only work if GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN is set

anthropics/claude-code#1180