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 "title": "Connect your agent to GitHub with the hosted MCP server",
 "page_title": "How to connect your agent to GitHub with the hosted MCP server with GitHub MCP Server",
 "summary": "Point your MCP host at GitHub's remote server and sign in, with no local install.",
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 "problem": "Agents cannot see issues, PRs or CI unless you paste them in by hand.",
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  "Ask the agent about open issues, recent commits or a PR"
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 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
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  "An MCP host such as VS Code, Claude Code or Cursor",
  "For local use: Docker and a GitHub personal access token"
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   "notice": "A personal access token grants whatever scopes you gave it; use the narrowest scopes and never paste it into a chat."
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