Issues

• Protocol-gated tools (delete_repository) are listed based on the client's requested protocolVersion string, not the negotiated version

  github/github-mcp-server#3763 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 9, 2026

• Advertised page/perPage bounds are not enforced in list_commits, get_commit, actions_list and list_gists, and -2^63 returns a raw Go decode error

  github/github-mcp-server#3762 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 9, 2026

• Config typos are handled inconsistently: a misspelled --exclude-tools or --features entry is silently ignored

  github/github-mcp-server#3761 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 9, 2026

• update_issue_labels is annotated destructiveHint: false but replaces (removes) existing labels

  github/github-mcp-server#3760 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 9, 2026

• Silent no-op writes: issue_write skips empty title/body, and unknown parameters are dropped

  github/github-mcp-server#3759 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 9, 2026

• docs(install-claude): "environment variable" examples put the PAT in argv and the saved config

  github/github-mcp-server#3758 · Filter by author JacobTRND opened on Nov 9, 2026

• delete_file: no sha precondition, and a directory path deletes the whole subtree

  github/github-mcp-server#3757 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 9, 2026

• create_pull_request / update_pull_request return an error after the PR was created or edited (reviewer step fails)

  github/github-mcp-server#3756 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 9, 2026

• push_files leaves an orphan branch at the default branch's head when the push fails

  github/github-mcp-server#3755 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 9, 2026

• issue_write update loses concurrent issue field changes (read-merge-PATCH with no precondition)

  github/github-mcp-server#3751 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 9, 2026
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• get_file_contents directory listings put tokenised private-repo download URLs in model context

  enhancement
  github/github-mcp-server#3748 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 8, 2026

• GITHUB_READ_ONLY=yes (or on) silently leaves read-only mode off

  bug
  github/github-mcp-server#3747 · Filter by author rafe-walker opened on Nov 8, 2026

• mcp-server

  bug
  github/github-mcp-server#3734 · Filter by author ibrahem-del opened on Nov 7, 2026

• mcp-server

  bug
  github/github-mcp-server#3733 · Filter by author ibrahem-del opened on Nov 7, 2026

• Joining the the server

  github/github-mcp-server#3732 · Filter by author Gitarihari opened on Nov 7, 2026

• Insiders Feedback: MCP Apps: Pull request branch picker overflows the app container

  github/github-mcp-server#3729 · Filter by author houghj16 opened on Nov 7, 2026

• Insiders Feedback: unable to turn off the ui

  github/github-mcp-server#3725 · Filter by author Omzig opened on Nov 6, 2026

• Insiders Feedback: Background is white when the UI is in dark mode

  github/github-mcp-server#3722 · Filter by author MikeWMorrison opened on Nov 6, 2026

• Insiders Feedback: It would be good if this worked in the Android Grok app

  github/github-mcp-server#3721 · Filter by author MikeWMorrison opened on Nov 6, 2026

• Insiders Feedback:

  github/github-mcp-server#3708 · Filter by author leifbjarte opened on Nov 6, 2026

• Actions log downloads ignore tool cancellation

  github/github-mcp-server#3705 · Filter by author flysheep-ai opened on Nov 6, 2026

• Copilot assignment polling continues waiting after request cancellation

  github/github-mcp-server#3703 · Filter by author flysheep-ai opened on Nov 6, 2026

• Add issue status changes as MCP Events for agent subscriptions

  enhancement
  github/github-mcp-server#3692 · Filter by author RobertoPrivat opened on Nov 5, 2026
  1

• Remote server lists the app-only ui_get tool to clients without MCP Apps support

  bug
  github/github-mcp-server#3683 · Filter by author niksa90 opened on Nov 5, 2026
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• Return HTTP 401 for credential/authorization failures instead of isError: true, so OAuth clients can refresh

  enhancement
  github/github-mcp-server#3677 · Filter by author Anika-Sol opened on Nov 5, 2026