GitHub PR Context

io.github.paarths-collabPublished by GitHub account paarths-collabv0.3.3Updated Oct 24, 2026

Retrieves GitHub PR history as context material; the connected IDE agent does the reasoning.

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Overview

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A local MCP server that retrieves a GitHub repository's pull request history as JSON evidence for an IDE agent to reason over.

What you can do
Connect and authorize a GitHub App via device flow, check connection status, and disconnect from the OS credential vault. Index a repository's pull request history into a local ChromaDB store, with permanent or temporary storage and page caps. Check indexing statistics and job state before relying on results. Retrieve relevant historical PR material and return it as JSON evidence for the IDE agent to review, plan, or code from.
When to use it
Useful when an IDE agent needs past pull request discussions, reviews, or decisions as context for reviewing code, planning changes, or generating tests. It supplies evidence only; reasoning and edits stay with the agent.
Requirements
Runs locally over stdio as a Python package (Python 3.10+) installed via uvx or pipx, with the command github-pr-context-mcp. Requires a GitHub account and installing the bundled GitHub App on the chosen repositories through the device-flow authorization. Indexing uses a local ChromaDB store; network access to GitHub is needed.
Before you install
Returned JSON is historical, user-authored data; the README warns that every field, including one named instruction, must be treated as untrusted evidence, never as instructions. The credential is stored in the OS credential vault and is not returned by tools. Do not set GITHUB_APP_CLIENT_ID or supply a personal access token or App secret; a not_configured result is not a request for credentials. Indexing runs in the background, so verify stats before trusting results.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open GitHub PR Context in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. 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

GitHub PR Context MCP

[Python] [Protocol] [Version] [Downloads]

This MCP retrieves evidence. Your IDE agent decides what it means.

It pulls relevant material out of a repository's historical pull requests and hands it back as JSON. Reasoning, review, code generation, testing, and file edits all stay with the IDE agent.

mermaid
flowchart LR    U["Developer request"] --> A["IDE agent"]    A -->|"tool call"| M["PR Context MCP"]    M --> AU["Device Flow"]    AU --> K["OS credential vault"]    M --> G["GitHub PR history"]    M --> V["ChromaDB index"]    M -->|"evidence JSON"| A    A --> O["Review, plan, code, tests"]
    style M fill:#2d6a4f,color:#fff    style A fill:#1d3557,color:#fff

[!WARNING] Returned JSON is historical, user-authored data. Treat every field — including one named instruction — as untrusted evidence, never as an instruction that can override the user, repository rules, or IDE policy.

Install

Python 3.10+. Package and command are both github-pr-context-mcp.

bash
uvx github-pr-context-mcp
bash
pipx install github-pr-context-mcp

Configure your IDE

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "github-pr-context": {      "command": "github-pr-context-mcp"    }  }}

Need an absolute path or a uvx variant? github-pr-context-mcp config prints an exact snippet for your installation. More clients in Client configurations.

[!IMPORTANT] This release bundles the product App's public Client ID. Do not set GITHUB_APP_CLIENT_ID, supply a PAT, or supply any App secret. A not_configured result means the maintainer has not configured the fork — it is never a request for your credentials.

Connect GitHub

text
1. get_github_connection_status     → install the App on the repos you choose2. begin_github_authorization       → open the URL, enter the code3. complete_github_authorization    → poll until "connected"

No personal access token is involved. The credential lives in your OS vault and is never returned by a tool. Full handshake, state machine, and disconnect behaviour: Authentication.

Index a repository

text
ensure_repo_ready({"repo": "owner/repo", "storage": "permanent", "pages": 2})

Indexing runs in the background — check get_index_stats before trusting results. Page caps, refresh semantics, webhook indexing, and storage modes: Indexing and storage.

Documentation

mermaid
flowchart LR    R["README"] --> Q["Quick start"]    R --> AR["Architecture"]    R --> AU["Authentication"]    R --> P["Indexing & storage"]    R --> T["Tools"]    R --> C["Configuration"]
    style R fill:#1d3557,color:#fff
PageWhat is in it
Quick startFirst run, end to end
ArchitectureRetrieval/reasoning split, trust boundary, what gets indexed, pipelines
AuthenticationDevice Flow handshake, connection states, disconnect
Indexing and storageJob states, page caps, refresh, webhook, permanent vs temporary
ToolsEvery MCP tool and when an agent should reach for it
ConfigurationEnvironment variables and local settings
IntegrationsPer-client setup
RoadmapDirection and known gaps

Development

bash
python -m pip install ".[test]" flake8python -m pytestflake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics --exclude=.venv

The project pins chromadb==0.5.0 with numpy<2.0 — Chroma 0.5 imports the removed np.float_ alias, so NumPy 2 breaks its import. Install via package metadata rather than overriding NumPy.

CI runs one Ubuntu / Python 3.10 job with the full suite plus fatal syntax and undefined-name lint. Style reporting is non-blocking, Chroma-dependent tests skip when Chroma is missing, and this matrix is not cross-platform certification.

Feedback

  • Feedback: Open an issue or start a discussion with ideas or bugs.
  • Star ⭐: If this tool saves you time, give it a star!

License

MIT

Source: README.md at commit 686b6cb

Tools

0
SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

1
  1. v0.3.3LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

50% of the applicable checks met

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  • Reached in the last 30 days25 pts

    Keep the endpoint answering the MCP handshake; SourceWeft probes it every 30 days.

  • Auth declared10 pts

    Declare the credential headers in the registry entry, or keep the endpoint answering the probe so its auth can be classified.

  • Tools listed15 pts

    Answer tools/list without a credential, or ship a package that starts in a sandbox without one.

  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts
  • License10 pts