--- title: "GitHub MCP Registry: rubric and evidence | Agent MCP Directory" description: "GitHub MCP Registry: GitHub's curated MCP catalog with an install button per server, readable through an open API at api.mcp.github.com." canonical: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/github-mcp-registry site: "Agent MCP Directory" last_updated: 2026-11-04 section: "Hosts and registries" --- # GitHub MCP Registry: rubric and evidence | Agent MCP Directory > GitHub MCP Registry: GitHub's curated MCP catalog with an install button per server, readable through an open API at api.mcp.github.com. Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/github-mcp-registry Site: Agent MCP Directory Last reviewed: 2026-11-04 # GitHub MCP Registry GitHub MCP Registry: GitHub's curated MCP catalog with an install button per server, readable through an open API at api.mcp.github.com. Remote transport: records remotes. Price read 4 November 2026: Free to browse. Does not explain on its listing page how servers are selected. ## Fact sheet | Product | GitHub MCP Registry | | --- | --- | | Operator | GitHub | | Kind | registry or directory | | Home | github.com | | Pricing | Free to browse; the API answered without a key on 2026-11-04. (source, read 4 November 2026) | | In this directory | GitHub: sign-in required, tools not seen, not counted | | Vendor profile | GitHub | ## Rubric | Dimension | Value | Evidence | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Remote transport | records remotes | transport_type per remote. | api.mcp.github.com, read 2026-11-04 | | OAuth with client registration | not applicable | Catalog only. | github.com, read 2026-11-04 | | Per-tool auth scoping | not applicable | Catalog only. | github.com, read 2026-11-04 | | Hosting and scale limits | not a host | Catalog only. | github.com, read 2026-11-04 | | Observability | Copilot usage metrics count MCP servers | Since 22 Oct 2026. | github.blog, read 2026-11-04 | | Pricing | free | Open API, as stated on the source page. | api.mcp.github.com, read 2026-11-04 | | Registry submission | not documented on the page | The listing page does not describe submission. | github.com, read 2026-11-04 | | Discoverability by agents | open API and install buttons | api.mcp.github.com/v0/servers. | api.mcp.github.com, read 2026-11-04 | | Own server in the registries | yes | io.github.github/github-mcp-server active in the official registry. | registry.modelcontextprotocol.io, read 2026-11-04 | ## What it does not do - Does not explain on its listing page how servers are selected. - Lists 773 servers, far fewer than open directories. ## Dated facts - The GitHub MCP Registry showed 773 servers on 4 Nov 2026. ([github.com](https://github.com/mcp), read 4 November 2026) - A full pull of https://api.mcp.github.com/v0/servers on 4 Nov 2026 returned 773 entries, 587 of them with a remote endpoint. ([api.mcp.github.com](https://api.mcp.github.com/v0/servers), read 4 November 2026) - Entries carry an x-github block with display name, homepage, licence, stars and whether the repository belongs to an organisation. ([api.mcp.github.com](https://api.mcp.github.com/v0/servers), read 4 November 2026) - Listed servers include Microsoft Markitdown and Playwright, GitHub, Context7 (Upstash), Supabase, Notion and Tavily. ([github.com](https://github.com/mcp), read 4 November 2026) - GitHub's own server runs remotely at https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ with OAuth or a PAT, and has a --read-only flag that overrides explicitly requested write tools. ([github.com](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server), read 4 November 2026) - On 22 Oct 2026 GitHub added custom skills, agents and MCP servers to the Copilot usage metrics API. ([github.blog](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-22-custom-skills-agents-and-mcp-servers-in-usage-metrics-api), dated 22 October 2026, read 4 November 2026) ## Compare and alternatives - [Alternatives to GitHub MCP Registry](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/github-mcp-registry/alternatives/) - [Official MCP Registry vs GitHub MCP Registry](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/compare/official-mcp-registry-vs-github-mcp-registry/) - [GitHub MCP Registry vs Claude Connectors Directory](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/compare/github-mcp-registry-vs-claude-connectors-directory/) Edition 4 November 2026 Method [How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/) Data [CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/) Markdown [This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/github-mcp-registry/index.md) ## Sources - [GitHub MCP Registry home](https://github.com/mcp), read 4 November 2026 - [GitHub MCP Registry pricing](https://api.mcp.github.com/v0/servers), read 4 November 2026 - [GitHub MCP Registry: github.blog/changelog/2026-10-22-custom-skills-agents-and-mcp-servers-in-usage-metrics-api](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-22-custom-skills-agents-and-mcp-servers-in-usage-metrics-api), read 4 November 2026 - [GitHub MCP Registry: registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=io.github.github%2Fgithub-mcp-server), read 4 November 2026 - [GitHub MCP Registry: github.com/github/github-mcp-server](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server), read 4 November 2026 Last reviewed 4 November 2026