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 "title": "Run the GitHub MCP server locally in Docker",
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 "summary": "Run GitHub's server on your machine with your own token, for hosts that do not support the remote server.",
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  "Store it in your shell with `export GITHUB_PAT=your_token_here` and add any .env file to .gitignore",
  "For Claude Code: `claude mcp add github -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=$GITHUB_PAT -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server`",
  "Restart the host and test a simple query"
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 "time": "15 minutes",
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 "category": "Software and DevOps",
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  "Software and DevOps"
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 "lang": "go",
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  "A GitHub account",
  "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": "Keep the token in the environment and out of committed files; it acts as you on GitHub."
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