Github Gist

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

Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code Copilot.

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

Tools

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 installnpm testnpm run build

Author

[Made by ofershap]

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License

MIT © Ofer Shapira