A side-by-side look at the Github MCP Server and Godai MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Github MCP Server for version control work over a hosted endpoint; choose Godai for version control. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
GITHUB_OAUTH_CALLBACK_PORT.get_file_contents, getFileContents.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Version Control | Version Control |
| Quality signal | 81/100 · Excellent | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | GITHUB_OAUTH_CALLBACK_PORT | None listed |
| Verified owner | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 33,518 | — |
| Directory activity | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Github MCP Server | View Godai |
get_file_contentsgetFileContentsNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-github-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Godai yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.