GitHub Inside Claude Code

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Normalized GitHub-CLI bridge for Claude Code — 89 ops, 6 families incl. federation sources

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

PYPI package github-inside-claude-code
Claude Code
claude mcp add github-inside-claude-code -e 'TAVILY_API_KEY=<your tavily_api_key>' -e 'BRAVE_API_KEY=<your brave_api_key>' -- uvx github-inside-claude-code==0.9.6
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code)
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "github-inside-claude-code": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "github-inside-claude-code==0.9.6"
            ],
            "env": {
                "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<your tavily_api_key>",
                "BRAVE_API_KEY": "<your brave_api_key>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • TAVILY_API_KEY secret API key for the Tavily federation source (gh_research_tavily_search / gh_research_tavily_research). Required only if those research ops are invoked.
  • BRAVE_API_KEY secret API key for the Brave Search federation source (gh_research_brave_search). Required only if that research op is invoked.

Frequently asked questions

What is GitHub Inside Claude Code?

Normalized GitHub-CLI bridge for Claude Code — 89 ops, 6 families incl. federation sources

How do I install GitHub Inside Claude Code?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add github-inside-claude-code -e 'TAVILY_API_KEY=<your tavily_api_key>' -e 'BRAVE_API_KEY=<your brave_api_key>' -- uvx github-inside-claude-code==0.9.6. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does GitHub Inside Claude Code need an API key?

Yes. It expects TAVILY_API_KEY, BRAVE_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is GitHub Inside Claude Code open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains GitHub Inside Claude Code?

It is published by Kirchlive. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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