Github Agent

CLI or API | MCP | Agent

Version: 1.0.2

Documentation — Installation, deployment, and usage across the MCP, API, and CLI interfaces, including the integrated A2A agent server, are maintained in the official documentation.

Overview

Github Agent is a production-grade Agent and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to interface directly with GitHub Agent for MCP.

Key Features

Consolidated Action-Routed MCP Tools: Minimizes token overhead and eliminates tool bloat in LLM contexts by grouping methods into optimized, togglable tool modules.
Enterprise-Grade Security: Comprehensive support for Eunomia policies, OIDC token delegation, and granular execution context tracking.
Integrated Graph Agent: Built-in Pydantic AI agent supporting the Agent Control Protocol (ACP) and standard Web interfaces (AG-UI).
Native Telemetry & Tracing: Out-of-the-box OpenTelemetry exports and native Langfuse tracing.

CLI or API

This agent wraps the GitHub Agent for MCP API. You can interact with it programmatically or via its integrated execution entrypoints.

Detailed instructions on how to use the underlying API wrappers, extended schema bindings, and developer SDK references are maintained in docs/index.md.

MCP

This server utilizes dynamic Action-Routed tools to optimize token overhead and maximize IDE compatibility.

Available MCP Tools

Auto-generated from the live MCP server — do not edit by hand.

Condensed action-routed tools (default — `MCP_TOOL_MODE=condensed`)

MCP Tool	Toggle Env Var	Description
`github_actions`	`ACTIONTOOL`	Manage GitHub actions workflows and runs.
`github_branches`	`BRANCHTOOL`	Manage GitHub branches.
`github_collaborators`	`COLLABORATORTOOL`	Manage repository collaborators.
`github_commits`	`COMMITTOOL`	Manage GitHub commits.
`github_contents`	`CONTENTTOOL`	Manage GitHub contents.
`github_issues`	`ISSUETOOL`	Manage GitHub issues.
`github_orgs`	`ORGTOOL`	Manage GitHub organizations.
`github_pulls`	`PULLTOOL`	Manage GitHub pull requests.
`github_releases`	`RELEASETOOL`	Manage repository releases.
`github_repos`	`REPOTOOL`	Manage GitHub repositories and their GitHub Pages sites.
`github_search`	`SEARCHTOOL`	Search GitHub repositories, issues, or code.

Verbose 1:1 API-mapped tools (`MCP_TOOL_MODE=verbose` or `both`)

66 per-operation tools — one per public API method (click to expand)

MCP Tool	Toggle Env Var	Description
`github_add_collaborator`	`APITOOL`	Add a collaborator to a repository.
`github_cancel_workflow_run`	`APITOOL`	Cancel a workflow run.
`github_create_branch`	`APITOOL`	Create a new branch in a repository (using git ref creation).
`github_create_content`	`APITOOL`	Create a file in a repository.
`github_create_issue`	`APITOOL`	Create a new issue in a repository.
`github_create_or_update_repo_secret`	`APITOOL`	Create or update a repository Actions secret.
`github_create_organization`	`APITOOL`	Create an organization — GitHub Enterprise Server ONLY.
`github_create_organization_repository`	`APITOOL`	Create a repository in an organization.
`github_create_pages`	`APITOOL`	Enable GitHub Pages for a repository (HTTP 201).
`github_create_pull_request`	`APITOOL`	Create a new pull request in a repository.
`github_create_release`	`APITOOL`	Create a new repository release.
`github_create_repository`	`APITOOL`	Create a new repository for the authenticated user.
`github_delete_branch`	`APITOOL`	Delete a branch in a repository.
`github_delete_branch_protection`	`APITOOL`	Delete branch protection configuration.
`github_delete_content`	`APITOOL`	Delete a file in a repository.
`github_delete_organization`	`APITOOL`	Schedule an organization for deletion. IRREVERSIBLE.
`github_delete_pages`	`APITOOL`	Disable GitHub Pages for a repository and delete the site.
`github_delete_release`	`APITOOL`	Delete a repository release.
`github_delete_repo_secret`	`APITOOL`	Delete a repository Actions secret.
`github_delete_repository`	`APITOOL`	Delete a repository.
`github_delete_workflow_run`	`APITOOL`	Delete a workflow run.
`github_get_branch`	`APITOOL`	Get a single branch in a repository.
`github_get_branch_protection`	`APITOOL`	Get branch protection configuration.
`github_get_branches`	`APITOOL`	List branches for a repository.
`github_get_collaborators`	`APITOOL`	List collaborators for a repository.
`github_get_commit`	`APITOOL`	Get a single commit in a repository.
`github_get_commits`	`APITOOL`	List commits for a repository.
`github_get_contents`	`APITOOL`	Get contents of a file or directory in a repository.
`github_get_issue`	`APITOOL`	Get a single issue in a repository.
`github_get_issues`	`APITOOL`	List issues for a repository.
`github_get_org_members`	`APITOOL`	List members for an organization.
`github_get_org_repos`	`APITOOL`	List repositories for an organization.
`github_get_org_teams`	`APITOOL`	List teams for an organization.
`github_get_organization`	`APITOOL`	Get an organization's full profile.
`github_get_organization_membership`	`APITOOL`	Get a user's organization membership (state and role).
`github_get_pages`	`APITOOL`	Get the GitHub Pages site configuration for a repository.
`github_get_pages_build_latest`	`APITOOL`	Get the latest GitHub Pages build for a repository.
`github_get_pull_request`	`APITOOL`	Get a single pull request.
`github_get_pull_requests`	`APITOOL`	List pull requests for a repository.
`github_get_release`	`APITOOL`	Get a single repository release.
`github_get_releases`	`APITOOL`	List repository releases.
`github_get_repo_secrets`	`APITOOL`	List repository Actions secrets names.
`github_get_repositories`	`APITOOL`	List repositories for the authenticated user.
`github_get_repository`	`APITOOL`	Get a specific repository.
`github_get_workflow_run`	`APITOOL`	Get a single workflow run.
`github_get_workflow_runs`	`APITOOL`	List workflow runs for a repository.
`github_get_workflows`	`APITOOL`	List workflows for a repository.
`github_list_organizations`	`APITOOL`	List organizations.
`github_list_pages_builds`	`APITOOL`	List GitHub Pages builds for a repository (newest first).
`github_remove_collaborator`	`APITOOL`	Remove a collaborator from a repository.
`github_remove_organization_member`	`APITOOL`	Remove a user from an organization (repositories access included).
`github_request_pages_build`	`APITOOL`	Request a fresh GitHub Pages build without pushing a commit.
`github_rerun_workflow_run`	`APITOOL`	Re-run a workflow run.
`github_search_code`	`APITOOL`	Search code using query keywords.
`github_search_issues`	`APITOOL`	Search issues using query keywords.
`github_search_repositories`	`APITOOL`	Search repositories using query keywords.
`github_set_organization_membership`	`APITOOL`	Add a user to an organization or update their role.
`github_trigger_workflow_dispatch`	`APITOOL`	Trigger a workflow dispatch event.
`github_update_branch_protection`	`APITOOL`	Update branch protection configuration.
`github_update_content`	`APITOOL`	Update a file in a repository.
`github_update_issue`	`APITOOL`	Update an issue in a repository.
`github_update_organization`	`APITOOL`	Update an organization's profile and member settings.
`github_update_pages`	`APITOOL`	Update the GitHub Pages configuration for a repository.
`github_update_pull_request`	`APITOOL`	Update a pull request.
`github_update_release`	`APITOOL`	Update (PATCH) a repository release.
`github_update_repository`	`APITOOL`	Update a repository.

11 action-routed tool(s) (default) · 66 verbose 1:1 tool(s). Each is enabled unless its <DOMAIN>TOOL toggle is set false; MCP_TOOL_MODE selects the surface (condensed default · verbose 1:1 · both). Auto-generated — do not edit.

Detailed tool schemas, parameter shapes, and validation constraints are preserved in docs/mcp.md.

Dynamic Tool Selection & Visibility

This MCP server supports dynamic toolset selection and visibility filtering at runtime. This allows you to restrict the set of exposed tools in order to prevent blowing up the LLM's context window.

You can configure tool filtering via multiple input channels:

CLI Arguments: Pass --tools or --toolsets (or their disabled counterparts --disabled-tools and --disabled-toolsets) during startup.
Environment Variables: Define standard environment variables:
- MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS / MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS
- MCP_ENABLED_TAGS / MCP_DISABLED_TAGS
HTTP SSE Request Headers: Pass custom headers during transport initialization:
- x-mcp-enabled-tools / x-mcp-disabled-tools
- x-mcp-enabled-tags / x-mcp-disabled-tags
HTTP SSE Request Query Parameters: Append query parameters directly to your transport connection URL:
- ?tools=tool1,tool2
- ?tags=tag1

When query strings or parameters are supplied, an LLM-free Knowledge Graph resolution layer (using DynamicToolOrchestrator) matches query intents against known tool tags, names, or descriptions, with safe fallback and automated 24-hour background cache refreshing.

MCP Configuration Examples

Install the slim [mcp] extra. All examples install github-agent[mcp] — the MCP-server extra that pulls only the FastMCP / FastAPI tooling (agent-utilities[mcp]). It deliberately excludes the heavy agent runtime (pydantic-ai, the epistemic-graph engine, dspy, llama-index), so uvx / container installs are far smaller. Use the full [agent] extra only when you need the integrated Pydantic AI agent.

stdio Transport (local IDEs — Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "github-agent[mcp]",
        "github-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TOOL_MODE": "condensed",
        "ACTIONTOOL": "True",
        "BRANCHTOOL": "True",
        "COLLABORATORTOOL": "True",
        "COMMITTOOL": "True",
        "CONTENTTOOL": "True",
        "GITHUB_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE": "False",
        "GITHUB_HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT": "10",
        "GITHUB_HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT": "30",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here",
        "GITHUB_URL": "https://api.github.com",
        "GITHUB_VERIFY": "True",
        "GRAPHQLTOOL": "True",
        "ISSUETOOL": "True",
        "ORGTOOL": "True",
        "PULLTOOL": "True",
        "RELEASETOOL": "True",
        "REPOTOOL": "True",
        "SEARCHTOOL": "True"
      }
    }
  }
}

Streamable-HTTP Transport (networked / production)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "github-agent[mcp]",
        "github-mcp",
        "--transport",
        "streamable-http",
        "--port",
        "8000"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "streamable-http",
        "HOST": "0.0.0.0",
        "PORT": "8000",
        "MCP_TOOL_MODE": "condensed",
        "ACTIONTOOL": "True",
        "BRANCHTOOL": "True",
        "COLLABORATORTOOL": "True",
        "COMMITTOOL": "True",
        "CONTENTTOOL": "True",
        "GITHUB_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE": "False",
        "GITHUB_HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT": "10",
        "GITHUB_HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT": "30",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here",
        "GITHUB_URL": "https://api.github.com",
        "GITHUB_VERIFY": "True",
        "GRAPHQLTOOL": "True",
        "ISSUETOOL": "True",
        "ORGTOOL": "True",
        "PULLTOOL": "True",
        "RELEASETOOL": "True",
        "REPOTOOL": "True",
        "SEARCHTOOL": "True"
      }
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, connect to a pre-deployed Streamable-HTTP instance by url:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/github-mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Deploying the Streamable-HTTP server via Docker:

docker run -d \
  --name github-mcp-mcp \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  -e TRANSPORT=streamable-http \
  -e HOST=0.0.0.0 \
  -e PORT=8000 \
  -e MCP_TOOL_MODE=condensed \
  -e ACTIONTOOL=True \
  -e BRANCHTOOL=True \
  -e COLLABORATORTOOL=True \
  -e COMMITTOOL=True \
  -e CONTENTTOOL=True \
  -e GITHUB_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=False \
  -e GITHUB_HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=10 \
  -e GITHUB_HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT=30 \
  -e GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here \
  -e GITHUB_URL=https://api.github.com \
  -e GITHUB_VERIFY=True \
  -e GRAPHQLTOOL=True \
  -e ISSUETOOL=True \
  -e ORGTOOL=True \
  -e PULLTOOL=True \
  -e RELEASETOOL=True \
  -e REPOTOOL=True \
  -e SEARCHTOOL=True \
  knucklessg1/github-agent:mcp

Auto-generated from the code-read env surface (MCP_TOOL_MODE + package vars) — do not edit.

Additional Deployment Options

github-agent can also run as a local container (Docker / Podman / uv) or be consumed from a remote deployment. The Deployment guide has full, copy-paste mcp_config.json for all four transports — stdio, streamable-http, local container / uv, and remote URL:

Local container / uv — launch the server from mcp_config.json via uvx, docker run, or podman run, or point at a local streamable-http container by url.
Remote URL — connect to a server deployed behind Caddy at http://github-mcp.arpa/mcp using the "url" key.

Environment Variables

Package environment variables

Variable	Example	Description
`HOST`	`0.0.0.0`
`PORT`	`8000`
`TRANSPORT`	`stdio`	options: stdio, streamable-http, sse
`ENABLE_OTEL`	`True`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT`	`http://localhost:8080/api/public/otel`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PUBLIC_KEY`	`pk-...`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SECRET_KEY`	`sk-...`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL`	`http/protobuf`
`EUNOMIA_TYPE`	`none`	options: none, embedded, remote
`EUNOMIA_POLICY_FILE`	`mcp_policies.json`
`EUNOMIA_REMOTE_URL`	`http://eunomia-server:8000`
`GITHUB_URL`	`https://api.github.com`
`GITHUB_VERIFY`	`True`
`GITHUB_SSL_VERIFY`	`True`	GITHUB_SSL_VERIFY takes precedence over GITHUB_VERIFY when set
`GITHUB_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE`	`False`	Allow destructive (delete/force) operations
`GITHUB_HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT`	`10`	HTTP client timeouts (seconds)
`GITHUB_HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT`	`30`
`DEBUG`	`False`
`PYTHONUNBUFFERED`	`1`
`GITHUB_TOKEN`	`your_github_token_here`
`ACTIONTOOL`	`True`	MCP tools table (condensed action-routed surface).
`BRANCHTOOL`	`True`
`COLLABORATORTOOL`	`True`
`COMMITTOOL`	`True`
`CONTENTTOOL`	`True`
`GRAPHQLTOOL`	`True`
`ISSUETOOL`	`True`
`ORGTOOL`	`True`
`PULLTOOL`	`True`
`RELEASETOOL`	`True`
`REPOTOOL`	`True`
`SEARCHTOOL`	`True`

Inherited agent-utilities variables (apply to every connector)

Variable	Example	Description
`MCP_TOOL_MODE`	`condensed`	Tool surface: `condensed`
`MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS`	—	Comma-separated tool allow-list
`MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS`	—	Comma-separated tool deny-list
`MCP_ENABLED_TAGS`	—	Comma-separated tag allow-list
`MCP_DISABLED_TAGS`	—	Comma-separated tag deny-list
`MCP_CLIENT_AUTH`	—	Outbound MCP auth (`oidc-client-credentials` for fleet calls)
`OIDC_CLIENT_ID`	—	OIDC client id (service-account auth)
`OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET`	—	OIDC client secret (service-account auth)
`MCP_URL`	`http://localhost:8000/mcp`	URL of the MCP server the agent connects to
`PROVIDER`	`openai`	LLM provider for the agent
`MODEL_ID`	`gpt-4o`	Model id for the agent
`ENABLE_WEB_UI`	`True`	Serve the AG-UI web interface

32 package + 12 inherited variable(s). Auto-generated from .env.example + the shared agent-utilities set — do not edit.

Every variable the server reads.

Connection & Credentials

Variable	Description	Default
`GITHUB_URL`	GitHub REST API base URL (use your GitHub Enterprise Server URL for self-hosted)	`https://api.github.com`
`GITHUB_TOKEN`	GitHub Personal Access Token / OAuth token (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)	—
`GITHUB_VERIFY`	TLS certificate verification	`True`

MCP server / transport

Variable	Description	Default
`TRANSPORT`	`stdio`, `streamable-http`, or `sse`	`stdio`
`HOST`	Bind host (HTTP transports)	`0.0.0.0`
`PORT`	Bind port (HTTP transports)	`8000`
`MCP_TOOL_MODE`	Tool surface: `condensed`, `verbose`, or `both`	`condensed`
`MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS` / `MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS`	Comma-separated tool allow/deny list	—
`MCP_ENABLED_TAGS` / `MCP_DISABLED_TAGS`	Comma-separated tag allow/deny list	—
`DEBUG`	Verbose logging	`False`
`PYTHONUNBUFFERED`	Unbuffered stdout (recommended in containers)	`1`

Tool toggles

Each action-routed tool can be disabled individually via its toggle env var (set to false). The full list is in the Available MCP Tools table above.

Variable	Tool	Default
`ACTIONTOOL`	`github_actions` — Actions workflows and runs	`True`
`BRANCHTOOL`	`github_branches` — branches	`True`
`COLLABORATORTOOL`	`github_collaborators` — repository collaborators	`True`
`COMMITTOOL`	`github_commits` — commits	`True`
`CONTENTTOOL`	`github_contents` — file contents	`True`
`ISSUETOOL`	`github_issues` — issues	`True`
`ORGTOOL`	`github_orgs` — organizations	`True`
`PULLTOOL`	`github_pulls` — pull requests	`True`
`RELEASETOOL`	`github_releases` — releases	`True`
`REPOTOOL`	`github_repos` — repositories and Pages sites	`True`
`SEARCHTOOL`	`github_search` — search repositories, issues, code	`True`

Telemetry & governance

Variable	Description	Default
`ENABLE_OTEL`	Enable OpenTelemetry export	`True`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT`	OTLP collector endpoint	—
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PUBLIC_KEY` / `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SECRET_KEY`	OTLP auth keys	—
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL`	OTLP protocol (e.g. `http/protobuf`)	—
`EUNOMIA_TYPE`	Authorization mode: `none`, `embedded`, `remote`	`none`
`EUNOMIA_POLICY_FILE`	Embedded policy file	`mcp_policies.json`
`EUNOMIA_REMOTE_URL`	Remote Eunomia server URL	—

Agent CLI (full `[agent]` runtime only)

Variable	Description	Default
`MCP_URL`	URL of the MCP server the agent connects to	`http://localhost:8000/mcp`
`PROVIDER`	LLM provider (e.g. `openai`)	`openai`
`MODEL_ID`	Model id (e.g. `gpt-4o`)	`gpt-4o`
`ENABLE_WEB_UI`	Serve the AG-UI web interface	`True`

See .env.example for a copy-paste starting point.

Agent

This repository features a fully integrated Pydantic AI Graph Agent. It communicates over the Agent Control Protocol (ACP) and interacts seamlessly with the Agent Web UI (AG-UI) and Terminal interface.

Running the Agent CLI

To start the interactive command-line agent:

# Set credentials
export GITHUB_URL="your_value"
export GITHUB_VERIFY="your_value"
export DEBUG="your_value"
export PYTHONUNBUFFERED="your_value"
export GITHUB_TOKEN="your_value"

# Run the agent server
github-agent --provider openai --model-id gpt-4o

Docker Compose Orchestration

The following docker/agent.compose.yml configures the Agent, Web UI, and Terminal Interface together:

version: '3.8'

services:
  github-agent-mcp:
    image: knucklessg1/github-agent:mcp
    container_name: github-agent-mcp
    hostname: github-agent-mcp
    restart: always
    env_file:
      - ../.env
    environment:
      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
      - HOST=0.0.0.0
      - PORT=8000
      - TRANSPORT=streamable-http
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "python3", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:8000/health')"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 10s
    logging:
      driver: json-file
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

  github-agent-agent:
    image: knucklessg1/github-agent:latest
    container_name: github-agent-agent
    hostname: github-agent-agent
    restart: always
    depends_on:
      - github-agent-mcp
    env_file:
      - ../.env
    command: [ "github-agent" ]
    environment:
      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
      - HOST=0.0.0.0
      - PORT=9016
      - MCP_URL=http://github-agent-mcp:8000/mcp
      - PROVIDER=${PROVIDER:-openai}
      - MODEL_ID=${MODEL_ID:-gpt-4o}
      - ENABLE_WEB_UI=True
      - ENABLE_OTEL=True
    ports:
      - "9016:9016"
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "python3", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:9016/health')"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 10s
    logging:
      driver: json-file
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

Detailed graph node architecture explanations, custom skill configurations, and agentic trace guides are available in docs/agent.md.

Security & Governance

Built directly upon the enterprise-ready agent-utilities core, standard security parameters are fully supported:

Access Control & Policy Enforcement

Eunomia Policies: Fine-grained, policy-driven tool authorization. Supports none, local embedded (mcp_policies.json), or centralized remote modes.
OIDC Token Delegation: Compliant with RFC 8693 token exchange for flowing authenticating user credentials from Web UI / ACP → Agent → MCP.
Scoped Credentials: Execution context runs restricted to the specific caller identity.

Runtime Security Grid

Feature	Functionality	Enablement
Tool Guard	Sensitivity inspection with human-in-the-loop validation	Enabled by default
Prompt Injection Defense	Input scanning, repetition monitoring, and recursive loop blocks	Enabled by default
Context Safety Guard	Stuck-loop detectors and contextual overflow preemptive alerts	Enabled by default

Installation

Pick the extra that matches what you want to run:

Extra	Installs	Use when
`github-agent[mcp]`	Slim MCP server only (`agent-utilities[mcp]` — FastMCP/FastAPI)	You only run the MCP server (smallest install / image)
`github-agent[agent]`	Full agent runtime (`agent-utilities[agent,logfire]` — Pydantic AI + the epistemic-graph engine)	You run the integrated agent
`github-agent[all]`	Everything (`mcp` + `agent` + `logfire`)	Development / both surfaces

# MCP server only (recommended for tool hosting — slim deps)
uv pip install "github-agent[mcp]"

# Full agent runtime (Pydantic AI + epistemic-graph engine)
uv pip install "github-agent[agent]"

# Everything (development)
uv pip install "github-agent[all]"      # or: python -m pip install "github-agent[all]"

Container images (`:mcp` vs `:agent`)

One multi-stage docker/Dockerfile builds two right-sized images, selected by --target:

Image tag	Build target	Contents	Entrypoint
`knucklessg1/github-agent:mcp`	`--target mcp`	`github-agent[mcp]` — slim, no engine/`pydantic-ai`/`dspy`/`llama-index`/`tree-sitter`	`github-mcp`
`knucklessg1/github-agent:latest`	`--target agent` (default)	`github-agent[agent]` — full agent runtime + epistemic-graph engine	`github-agent`

docker build --target mcp   -t knucklessg1/github-agent:mcp    docker/   # slim MCP server
docker build --target agent -t knucklessg1/github-agent:latest docker/   # full agent

docker/mcp.compose.yml runs the slim :mcp server; docker/agent.compose.yml runs the agent (:latest) with a co-located :mcp sidecar.

Knowledge-graph database (`epistemic-graph`)

The full agent ([agent] / :latest) embeds the epistemic-graph engine (pulled in transitively via agent-utilities[agent]). For production — or to share one knowledge graph across multiple agents — run epistemic-graph as its own database container and point the agent at it instead of embedding it. Deployment recipes (single-node + Raft HA), connection config, and the full database architecture (with diagrams) are documented in the epistemic-graph deployment guide. The slim [mcp] server does not require the database.

Documentation

The complete documentation is published as the official documentation site and is the recommended reference for installation, deployment, and day-to-day operation.

Page	Contents
Installation	pip, source, extras, prebuilt Docker image
Deployment	run the MCP and agent servers, Compose, Caddy + Technitium, env config
Usage	the MCP tools, the `Api` client, the CLI
Overview	supervisor architecture and specialized agents
Concepts	concept registry (`CONCEPT:GH-*`)

Repository Owners

Contribute

Contributions are welcome! Please ensure code quality by executing local checks before submitting pull requests:

Format code using ruff format .
Lint code using ruff check .
Validate type-safety with mypy .
Execute test suites using pytest

Deploy with `agent-os-genesis`

This package can be provisioned for you — skill-guided — by the agent-os-genesis universal skill (its single-package deploy mode): it picks your install method, seeds secrets to OpenBao/Vault (or .env), trusts your enterprise CA, registers the MCP server, and verifies it — the same machinery that stands up the whole Agent OS, narrowed to just this package. Ask your agent to "deploy github-agent with agent-os-genesis".

Install mode	Command
Bare-metal, prod (PyPI)	`uvx github-mcp` · or `uv tool install github-agent`
Bare-metal, dev (editable)	`uv pip install -e ".[all]"` · or `pip install -e ".[all]"`
Container, prod	deploy `knucklessg1/github-agent:latest` via docker-compose / swarm / podman / podman-compose / kubernetes
Container, dev (editable)	deploy `docker/compose.dev.yml` (source-mounted at `/src`; edits live on restart)

Secrets are read-existing + seeded via vault_sync — you are only prompted for what's missing.

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 183 Commits
.github/workflows		.github/workflows
.specify/specs		.specify/specs
docker		docker
docs		docs
github_agent		github_agent
scripts		scripts
tests		tests
.bumpversion.cfg		.bumpversion.cfg
.codespellignore		.codespellignore
.dockerignore		.dockerignore
.env.example		.env.example
.gitattributes		.gitattributes
.gitignore		.gitignore
.pre-commit-config.yaml		.pre-commit-config.yaml
.vulture_ignore		.vulture_ignore
AGENTS.md		AGENTS.md
CHANGELOG.md		CHANGELOG.md
CLAUDE.md		CLAUDE.md
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
a2a.json		a2a.json
main_agent.json		main_agent.json
mcp_config.json		mcp_config.json
mkdocs.yml		mkdocs.yml
opencode.json		opencode.json
pyproject.toml		pyproject.toml
pytest.ini		pytest.ini
requirements.txt		requirements.txt
uv.lock		uv.lock

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