MCP Server Github Gist
by ofershap
Manage GitHub Gists from an AI assistant, including creating, reading, updating, listing, starring, and deleting gists.
Install MCP Server Github Gist
Pick your client, then add it in one click or paste the config.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json{
"mcpServers": {
"ofershap-mcp-server-github-gist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-github-gist"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Settings → Developer → Edit Config, merge this into mcpServers, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
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Overview
Use cases
- Create a gist from a code snippet
- List recent or starred gists
- Read a gist and its file contents
- Update a gist description or file
- Delete or star a gist
Key features
- Create public or secret gists
- List gists with pagination
- Read gists by ID with file contents
- Update descriptions or file contents
- Delete gists
- Star and unstar gists
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From the project README
MCP Server GitHub Gist — Manage Gists from Your AI Assistant
An MCP server to create, read, update, and search GitHub Gists without leaving your AI assistant. The official GitHub MCP server handles repos and issues — this one fills the Gist gap.
You: "Save this code snippet as a gist called 'auth-middleware.ts'"
AI: ✅ Created secret gist: https://gist.github.com/abc123
Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code Copilot.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
gist_list | List your gists (paginated) |
gist_get | Get a gist by ID (includes file contents) |
gist_create | Create a new gist (public or secret) |
gist_update | Update description or file contents |
gist_delete | Delete a gist |
gist_starred | List your starred gists |
gist_star | Star a gist |
gist_unstar | Unstar a gist |
Quick Start
With Claude Desktop
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-gist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-github-gist"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
}
}
}
}
With Cursor
Add to your .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"github-gist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-github-gist"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
}
}
}
}
Authentication
Requires a GitHub personal access token with the gist scope.
- Go to GitHub Settings > Tokens
- Create a token with the gist scope
- Set it as
GITHUB_TOKENorGITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENenvironment variable
Examples
Ask your AI assistant:
- "List my recent gists"
- "Create a gist with this code snippet"
- "Show me gist abc123"
- "Update the description of gist abc123"
- "Delete gist abc123"
- "Star this gist"
Development
npm install
npm test
npm run build
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