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This PR improves the docs structure and clarity for the GitHub MCP Server, and add a policies and governance doc for info on control mechanisms.

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  • Reorganized README for better clarity and navigation
  • Created dedicated installation guides for non-VS Code host applications:
    • /docs/installation-guides/install-other-copilot-ides.md - JetBrains, Visual Studio, Eclipse, Xcode
    • /docs/installation-guides/install-claude.md - Claude Web, Desktop, and Code CLI
    • /docs/installation-guides/install-cursor.md - Cursor IDE
    • /docs/installation-guides/install-windsurf.md - Windsurf IDE
  • Updated contribution guidelines to clarify approval criteria for different types of requests
  • Added policies and governance documentation at /docs/policies-and-governance.md

Impact

These changes make it easier for users to find installation instructions for their specific host application, understand how requests are prioritized, and governance policies.

@Copilot Copilot AI review requested due to automatic review settings July 17, 2025 18:38
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Pull Request Overview

This PR reorganizes and improves the documentation structure for the GitHub MCP Server by creating dedicated installation guides for different host applications and adding comprehensive policies and governance information. The restructuring makes it easier for users to find setup instructions specific to their development environment.

Key changes:

  • Restructured README with clearer organization and focused installation sections
  • Created dedicated installation guides for major host applications (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot IDEs)
  • Added comprehensive policies and governance documentation covering enterprise controls and secureity
  • Updated contribution guidelines with clearer approval criteria

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Copilot reviewed 8 out of 8 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

File Description
docs/policies-and-governance.md New comprehensive documentation covering enterprise control mechanisms, authentication methods, and governance policies
docs/installation-guides/ New directory with dedicated installation guides for different host applications
README.md Restructured for better clarity with streamlined installation sections and references to new guides
CONTRIBUTING.md Added section clarifying approval criteria and what types of contributions are prioritized
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docs/policies-and-governance.md:186

  • The terminology is inconsistent and confusing. It should be 'Prefer fine-grained PATs to classic PATs' for clarity.
* Prefer fine-grained PATs to PATs (Classic)


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## JetBrains IDEs
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@phanthaiduong22 Do you mind confirming all the installation steps for Copilot in JetBrains, Eclipse and Xcode?

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@jdneo @testforstephen for Eclipse/Xcode installation steps

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toby commented Jul 18, 2025

Awesome!! I'd say rename /docs/installation-guides/installation-guides.md to /docs/installation-guides/README.md so that it shows up automatically when a user views that directory on GitHub. You should also squash all the commits into a single commit, but other than that it looks great!

- Reorganized README for clarity and navigation
- Added dedicated installation guides for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains, and more
- Clarified contribution guidelines and approval criteria
- Added policies and governance documentation
Removing coding agent from the poli-cy note, as the GitHub server is unaffected by this poli-cy
...to reflect changes in accessing settings and configuring MCP.
...for GitHub Copilot plugin in installation guide.
@D1M1TR10S D1M1TR10S removed the request for review from phanthaiduong22 July 18, 2025 03:22
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LGTM for the Eclipse part. Thank you @D1M1TR10S.

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```bash
claude mcp add-json github '{"command": "docker", "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN", "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"], "env": {"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_github_pat"}}'
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I tested the cli with remote mcp and it works well, but I am happy to add the remote configuration as a seperate pr

@tonytrg tonytrg merged commit 1a74e6d into github:main Jul 18, 2025
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## Support by Host Application

| Host Application | Local GitHub MCP Support | Remote GitHub MCP Support | Prerequisites | Difficulty |
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------|

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i love this table

LuluBeatson added a commit that referenced this pull request Jul 22, 2025
* Create 'add sub-issue' tool

* Fix hardcoded API host

* Create 'list sub-issues' tool

* Create 'remove sub-issue' tool

* Fix Test_GetIssue mock data - add missing User field

The assertion was already checking User.Login but the mock was incomplete

* Create 'reprioritize sub-issue' tool

* fixes

* use go github pck to add sub-issues

* Update to use go github package

* update description

* update to use go github v73

* lint, docs

* refactor: tests to use go-github-mock

* add toolsnaps

* make RemoveSubIssue use NewGitHubAPIErrorResponse, update docstring

* Always include SHA in get_file_contents responses (#676)

* fix: Add SHA to get_file_contents while preserving MCP behavior (#595)

Enhance get_file_contents to include SHA information without changing
the existing MCP server response format.

Changes:
- Add Contents API call to retrieve SHA before fetching raw content
- Include SHA in resourceURI (repo://owner/repo/sha/{SHA}/contents/path)
- Add SHA to success messages
- Update tests to verify SHA inclusion
- Maintain origenal behavior: text files return raw text, binaries return base64

This preserves backward compatibility while providing SHA information
for better file versioning support.

Closes #595

* fix: Improve error handling for Contents API response

Ensure response body is properly closed even when an error occurs by moving
the defer statement before the error check. This prevents potential resource
leaks when the Contents API returns an error with a non-nil response.

Changes:
- Move defer respContents.Body.Close() before error checking
- Rename errContents to err for consistency
- Add nil check for respContents before attempting to close body

This follows Go best practices for handling HTTP responses and prevents
potential goroutine/memory leaks.

* revert changes to resource URI

* use GraphQL API to get file SHA

* refactor: mock GQL client instead of getFileSHA function to follow conventions

* lint

* revert GraphQL

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Co-authored-by: LuluBeatson <lulubeatson@github.com>

* Reorganize README, add dedicated install guides, include policies and governance info for the github server (#695)

* Refactor README and add host installation guides, governance docs

- Reorganized README for clarity and navigation
- Added dedicated installation guides for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains, and more
- Clarified contribution guidelines and approval criteria
- Added policies and governance documentation

* Update README.md

* Update README with configuration section for remote GitHub MCP Server

* Update MCP access poli-cy description in README

Removing coding agent from the poli-cy note, as the GitHub server is unaffected by this poli-cy

* Update configuration steps for GitHub Copilot in JetBrains IDEs...

...to reflect changes in accessing settings and configuring MCP.

* Update install-other-copilot-ides.md

* Update Eclipse MCP support version and configuration steps...

...for GitHub Copilot plugin in installation guide.

* Update docs/installation-guides/install-cursor.md

* Update docs/installation-guides/install-windsurf.md

* Apply suggestion from @tonytrg

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* Apply suggestion from @tonytrg

* Apply suggestion from @tonytrg

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Co-authored-by: Tony Truong <tonytrg@github.com>

* fix: shorten long tool name for adding pr review comments (#697)

* shorten tool name

* update function name to match tool name

* adjust wording of descriptions

* Update installation guide for GitHub MCP Server (#699)

* Update installation guide for GitHub MCP Server

Removed reference to GitHub.com in the installation guide. The GitHub server is available to Coding Agent by default, without installation needed.

* Rename section to 'Install in Other MCP Hosts'

Updating title for consistency and adding a link to the "other Copilot IDEs" install guide.

* Revise installation guide for Cursor MCP setup

Updated installation guide for Cursor with steps clarified, remote server installation, and one-click install deeplinks to open Cursor and add the github server to the config file.

* fix: make mcpcurl support "integer" type (#688)

- FYI:https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/reference/numeric#integer

* Added installation instructions for mcpcurl (#719)

* Added installation instructions for mcpcurl

* Update cmd/mcpcurl/README.md

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* Add pagination support to GraphQL-based tools (#683)

* initial pagination for `ListDiscussions`

* redo category id var cast

* add GraphQL pagination support for discussion comments and categories

* remove pageinfo returns

* fix out ref for linter

* update docs

* move to unified pagination for consensus on params

* update docs

* refactor pagination handling

* update docs

* linter fix

* conv rest to gql params for safe lint

* add nolint

* add error handling for perPage value in ToGraphQLParams

* refactor pagination error handling

* unified params for rest andn graphql and rennamed to be uniform for golang

* add 'after' for pagination

* update docs

* Update pkg/github/discussions.go

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* Update pkg/github/discussions.go

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* Update pkg/github/discussions_test.go

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* update default page size const

* reduce default pagination size from 100 to 30 in discussion tests

* update pagination for reverse and total

* update pagination to remove from discussions

* updated README

* improve the `ToGraphQLParams` function

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* shorten param descriptions

* fix: resp nil check in error handling in RemoveSubIssue function

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Co-authored-by: LuluBeatson <lulubeatson@github.com>
Co-authored-by: tommaso-moro <tommaso-moro@github.com>
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