Notice for Contributors: We would like to encourage contributors to the GitHub MCP server to create an issue in addition to a PR when contributing. Further details can be found here: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#what-were-looking-for

Tool Updates

• Add minimal response to CRUD tools, repositories and search toolsets by @mattdholloway in #988
• Add support for creating new repos under org by @mattdholloway in #1023

What's Changed

• Encourage issue creation for contribution requests by @IrynaKulakova in #1003
• Clarify Visual Studio version and setup instructions by @AArnott in #787

New Contributors

• @IrynaKulakova made their first contribution in #1003
• @AArnott made their first contribution in #787

Full Changelog: v0.13.0...v0.14.0

New Tools

• New get_release_by_tag tool
• New toolset for Security Advisories: list_repository_security_advisories, list_org_repository_security_advisories , list_global_security_advisories and get_global_security_advisory

Tool updates

• Reduced memory footprint of get_job_logs tool

What's Changed

• Update "Close inactive issues" workflow to close issues after 180 days of inactivity by @tommaso-moro in #909
• Update Claude MCP install guide after testing by @D1M1TR10S in #706
• Add actions job log buffer and profiler by @mattdholloway in #866
• Add get_release_by_tag tool by @tommaso-moro in #938
• docs(readme): Update readme to point to correct installation guides index by @beccccaboo in #892
• Add Global Security Advisories Toolset by @jurre in #919
• Repository security advisories by @jurre in #925
• Update Cursor installation link by @tommaso-moro in #940
• Fix role from "system" to "user" in message prompt by @0xGosu and @tommaso-moro in #941

New Contributors

• @beccccaboo made their first contribution in #892
• @jurre made their first contribution in #919

Full Changelog: v0.12.1...v0.13.0

This release contains assets for the GitHub MCP Server 0.12.0

New Tools

• Add List issue types tool by @akenneth in #616
• Add get_teams and get_team_members tools by @mattdholloway in #834
• List releases by @JoannaaKL in #862

Tool Updates

• Update remove_sub_issue tool to use go-github by @tommaso-moro in #856
• Add issue types by @JoannaaKL in #869
• Fix duplicate filter issues across all search tools by @gokhanarkan in #828
• Adding comments sorting for list_issues by @MattBabbage in #854

What's Changed

• Tommy/improve-ref-handling by @tommaso-moro in #851
• Handle Actions Cancel Workflow Run returning a 202 by @omgitsads in #855
• fix: replace logrus with slog by @ricochet in #781
• Add workflow to mark inactive issues by @JoannaaKL in #861
• Enable Dependabot by @zkoppert in #654
• Bump SDK version to 0.36.0 by @almaleksia in #863
• Use structs from updated SDK by @almaleksia in #886

New Contributors

• @ricochet made their first contribution in #781
• @akenneth made their first contribution in #616
• @gokhanarkan made their first contribution in #828
• @zkoppert made their first contribution in #654
• @almaleksia made their first contribution in #863

Full Changelog: v0.11.0...v0.12.0

Tool Updates

• Added support for org-level discussions in the list_discussion_categories tool
• Fixed search_issues and search_pull_requests tool descriptions to reference issues and pull requests respectively, rather than notifications
• Migrated list_issues tool from REST to GraphQL API

What's Changed

• Add title field to discussion in get_discussion tool by @tommaso-moro in #803
• Add support for org-level discussions in list_discussion_categories tool by @tommaso-moro in #819
• Bump go-github to v74 by @tommaso-moro in #826
• fix: correct descriptions for PR/issue searching by @klaskosk in #840
• Migrate list_issues tool from REST to GraphQL API by @MattBabbage in #833

New Contributors

• @klaskosk made their first contribution in #840
• @MattBabbage made their first contribution in #833

Full Changelog: v0.10.0...v0.11.0

Tool Updates

• Updates to the update_pull_request tool
  • Added a new draft parameter to allow toggling a PR as draft or ready to review
  • Added a new reviewers parameter to allow requesting new reviews
• Added support for org-level discussions in the list_discussions tool
• New multi-tool workflow prompt
• Updated the descriptions for search tools with examples
• Added the new Gist toolset

What's Changed

• Add updating draft state to update_pull_request tool by @mattdholloway in #774
• Add support for org-level discussions in list_discussions tool by @tommaso-moro in #775
• Add initial support for multi-tool workflows by @mattdholloway in #685
• Updated descriptions for search tools by @JoannaaKL in #737
• Feat: Add initial Gist tools by @xodene in #340
• feat: add reviewers parameter to UpdatePullRequest by @MayorFaj in #285

New Contributors

• @xodene made their first contribution in #340

Full Changelog: v0.9.1...v0.10.0

This release contains assets for the GitHub MCP Server 0.9.0.

Tool Updates

• New tools for sub-issues: add_sub_issue, list_sub_issues, remove_sub_issue, reprioritize_sub_issue
• Improved pagination for tools
• Several enhancements for list_discussions tool:
  • The updatedAt and author.login (i.e. username) fields to the discussions payload in the list_discussions tool
  • The ability to order discussions by field (updated_at and created_at) and direction (ascending order, descending order)
• Parameter optimization for search_code tool

What's Changed

• Update installation guide for GitHub MCP Server by @D1M1TR10S in #699
• fix: make mcpcurl support "integer" type (#687) by @bitsark in #688
• Added installation instructions for mcpcurl by @Bupalchow in #719
• Add pagination support to GraphQL-based tools by @mattdholloway in #683
• Add tools for sub-issue endpoint by @martinnormark in #470
• docs(testing.md): fix spacing by @vladdoster in #734
• feat: list_discussions sort by updatedAt & createdAt, return updatedAt and author by @tommaso-moro in #690
• Changed q to query in search by @JoannaaKL in #740

New Contributors

• @bitsark made their first contribution in #688
• @Bupalchow made their first contribution in #719
• @mattdholloway made their first contribution in #683
• @vladdoster made their first contribution in #734

Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.9.0

General Updates

Updated installation instructions under /docs/installation-guides/

Tool Updates

• Several improvements to get_file_contents:
  • For files, gets matching paths in the Git Tree if the full path isn't known
  • For directories, the root "/" is default
  • For files, returns file SHA along with content
• Shortened tool name add_pull_request_review_comment_to_pending_review to add_comment_to_pending_review

What's Changed

• get_file_content Match Paths in Git Tree if Full Path Unknown by @LuluBeatson in #650
• fix: get_file_contents use "/" for root by @LuluBeatson in #666
• Bump go-github to v73.0.0 by @martinnormark in #597
• Always include SHA in get_file_contents responses by @yonaka15 in #676
• Reorganize README, add dedicated install guides, include policies and governance info for the github server by @D1M1TR10S in #695
• fix: shorten long tool name for adding pr review comments by @LuluBeatson in #697

New Contributors

• @martinnormark made their first contribution in #597
• @yonaka15 made their first contribution in #676

Full Changelog: v0.7.0...v0.8.0

New Tools

• Discussions - List, filter, get details and comments on discussions.
• Dependabot - List, filter, and get details of Dependabot alerts.

Tool Updates

• Removed reason argument for get_me tool.
• Output simplified for get_me tool.
• Improvements to various tool descriptions.

What's Changed

• Add .DS_Store to .gitignore by @tommaso-moro in #626
• Add discussion tools by @JoannaaKL in #624
• Cleanup by @JoannaaKL in #628
• Update list commits tool description by @JoannaaKL in #629
• Add Dependabot Alert Tools by @LuluBeatson in #631
• use WithPagination tool option by @LuluBeatson in #632
• get_me return concise user response by @LuluBeatson in #638
• fix: stale information in CONTRIBUTING.md by @SamMorrowDrums in #640
• Updated links to MCP Specification in docs/host-integration.md by @jww3 in #641
• Update list_commits Filtering Descriptions by @LuluBeatson in #634
• fix: get_discussion graphQL invalid field by @LuluBeatson in #648
• Remove redundant param for get_me and update contribution guide by @tonytrg in #649
• Update create_or_update_file SHA Arg Description by @LuluBeatson in #651
• Include Copilot coding agent tool on the remote GitHub MCP server by @nhu-do in #656
• Tommy/(Bug-fix): adjust tool description to account for author in prompt by @tommaso-moro in #658

New Contributors

• @tommaso-moro made their first contribution in #626
• @nhu-do made their first contribution in #656

Full Changelog: v0.6.0...v0.7.0