ofershap/mcp-server-github-gist

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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.

1. Go to GitHub Settings > Tokens
2. Create a token with the gist scope
3. Set it as GITHUB_TOKEN or GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN environment 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

Author

Made by ofershap

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License

MIT © Ofer Shapira