GitHub Fetcher provides direct access to file contents and directory structures from GitHub repositories, enabling code research, project exploration, and documentation tasks without requiring local clones. Key features: - Retrieve raw file content from specific paths in GitHub repositories - Browse directory trees in unix-style format for quick project structure overview - Generate enhanced directory listings with file sizes, configurable depth limits, and statistics - Filter directory contents to locate specific file types or patterns - Support for both default repository configuration and dynamic per-request repository selection

GitHub Fetcher MCP

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MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for fetching GitHub repository files and directory trees.

Features

Installation

NPM

npm install -g github-fetcher-mcp

Smithery

To install GitHub Fetcher MCP Server for any client automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install github-fetcher-mcp --client 

Available clients: cursor, claude, vscode, windsurf, cline, zed, etc.

Example for Cursor:

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install github-fetcher-mcp --client cursor

This will automatically configure the MCP server in your chosen client.

MCP Client Integration

GitHub Fetcher MCP can be integrated with various AI coding assistants and IDEs that support the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Requirements

Install in Cursor

Go to: Settings -> Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new global MCP server

Add the following configuration to your ~/.cursor/mcp.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-fetcher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-fetcher-mcp", "--repoIdentifier", "facebook/react/main"]
    }
  }
}

Without repoIdentifier (specify repository per request):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-fetcher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-fetcher-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Install in Claude Code

Run this command:

claude mcp add github-fetcher -- npx -y github-fetcher-mcp --repoIdentifier facebook/react/main

Or without repoIdentifier:

claude mcp add github-fetcher -- npx -y github-fetcher-mcp

Install in VS Code

Add this to your VS Code MCP config file. See VS Code MCP docs for more info.

"mcp": {
  "servers": {
    "github-fetcher": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-fetcher-mcp", "--repoIdentifier", "facebook/react/main"]
    }
  }
}

Install in Windsurf

Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-fetcher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-fetcher-mcp", "--repoIdentifier", "facebook/react/main"]
    }
  }
}

Install in Cline

1. Open Cline 2. Click the hamburger menu icon (☰) to enter the MCP Servers section 3. Choose Remote Servers tab 4. Click the Edit Configuration button 5. Add github-fetcher to mcpServers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-fetcher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-fetcher-mcp", "--repoIdentifier", "facebook/react/main"]
    }
  }
}

Install in Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop developer settings and edit your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-fetcher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-fetcher-mcp", "--repoIdentifier", "facebook/react/main"]
    }
  }
}

Install in Zed

Add this to your Zed settings.json:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "github-fetcher": {
      "source": "custom",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-fetcher-mcp", "--repoIdentifier", "facebook/react/main"]
    }
  }
}

Install in Roo Code

Add this to your Roo Code MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-fetcher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-fetcher-mcp", "--repoIdentifier", "facebook/react/main"]
    }
  }
}

Using with Bun

```json { "mcpServers": { "github-fetcher": {