Github Gist

io.github.ofershapPublished by GitHub account ofershapv1.0.2Updated Oct 24, 2026

MCP server to create, read, update, list, and search GitHub Gists from your IDE

VerifiedSTDIODesktop onlyFiles & Storage Developer Tools

Server details

Identifier: io.github.ofershap/github-gist
Transport: STDIO
Runtime: Desktop only
Trust: Verified
Published: Sep 16, 2026

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Overview

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An MCP server that lets an AI assistant create, read, update, list, search, star and delete GitHub Gists from the IDE.

What you can do: List your gists and your starred gists, with pagination and search by ID or content. Read a gist by ID, including its file contents. Create a new public or secret gist from a code snippet. Update a gist's description or file contents. Star, unstar or delete gists.
When to use it: Useful when you want to save code snippets as gists, look up existing gists, or manage gist metadata without leaving Claude Desktop, Cursor or VS Code Copilot. It complements a general GitHub server that covers repos and issues but not gists.
Requirements: Runs locally via npx (Node.js). Needs a GitHub personal access token with the gist scope, set as the GITHUB_TOKEN or GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable, and network access to GitHub.

Before you install

Requires a GitHub personal access token with the gist scope, passed as GITHUB_TOKEN or GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN; treat it as a secret. The assistant can create, update, star and delete gists, and gists may be public, so review content before it is published.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open Github Gist in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

MCP Server GitHub Gist — Manage Gists from Your AI Assistant

[npm version] [npm downloads] [CI] [License: 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

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.

[MCP server GitHub Gist demo — creating and listing gists from Claude Desktop]

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:

json

{  "mcpServers": {    "github-gist": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-github-gist"],      "env": {        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"      }    }  }}

{  "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:

json

{  "mcpServers": {    "github-gist": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-github-gist"],      "env": {        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"      }    }  }}

{  "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.

Go to GitHub Settings > Tokens
Create a token with the gist scope
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

Author

[Made by ofershap]

[LinkedIn] [GitHub]

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License

Source: README.md at commit 806525b

Tools

SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

v1.0.2LatestSep 16, 2026

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