Set up GitHub MCP in Continue

Access the GitHub API to manage repositories, issues, pull requests, branches, and workflows directly from your AI editor.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: github-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - @modelcontextprotocol/server-github
    env:
      GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN

Set up environment variables

GitHub MCP requires the following environment variables:

GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENRequired

GitHub personal access token

Verify it works

Restart Continue. GitHub MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 20 tools available.

This server adds approximately 10,300 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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