Mcp Server Github Gist

MCP Server GitHub Gist — Manage Gists from Your AI Assistant

[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-server-github-gist) [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-server-github-gist) [](https://github.com/ofershap/mcp-server-github-gist/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

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

[](https://gitshow.dev/ofershap)

[](https://linkedin.com/in/ofershap) [](https://github.com/ofershap)

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License

[MIT](LICENSE) © Ofer Shapira

Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: ofershap
• Source: ofershap/mcp-server-github-gist
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.