github-issues

Installation

Summary

Create, update, and manage GitHub issues with full workflow support including types, labels, assignees, and dependencies.

Supports issue creation with type categorization (Bug, Feature, Task, etc.), labels, assignees, and milestones via gh api REST calls
Read operations via MCP tools for fetching issue details, comments, labels, and cross-repository search
Handles issue updates (title, body, state, labels, assignees) and includes templates for bug reports, feature requests, and tasks
Extended capabilities for sub-issues, dependencies (blocked-by/blocking relationships), custom fields, and project board integration documented in reference files

SKILL.md

GitHub Issues

Manage GitHub issues using the @modelcontextprotocol/server-github MCP server.

Available Tools

Installs

17.4K

Repository

GitHub Stars

40.2K

First Seen

Jan 20, 2026

Security Audits

Tool	Purpose
`mcp__github__issue_read`	Read issue details, sub-issues, comments, labels (methods: get, get_comments, get_sub_issues, get_labels)
`mcp__github__list_issues`	List and filter repository issues by state, labels, date
`mcp__github__search_issues`	Search issues across repos using GitHub search syntax
`mcp__github__projects_list`	List projects, project fields, project items, status updates
`mcp__github__projects_get`	Get details of a project, field, item, or status update
`mcp__github__projects_write`	Add/update/delete project items, create status updates