GitHub Workflow Skill

Leverage the local GitHub MCP server (@modelcontextprotocol/server-github) for streamlined GitHub operations.

Prerequisites

Ensure GitHub MCP is configured in opencode.json:

json
1{
2  "mcp": {
3    "Github": {
4      "type": "local",
5      "command": ["bun", "x", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
6      "environment": {
7        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token"
8      }
9    }
10  }
11}

Available MCP Tools

Repository Operations

• github_search_repositories - Search GitHub repos
• github_get_repository - Get repo details
• github_create_repository - Create new repo
• github_fork_repository - Fork a repo

Issue Management

• github_list_issues - List repo issues
• github_create_issue - Create new issue
• github_update_issue - Update existing issue
• github_get_issue - Get issue details
• github_add_issue_comment - Comment on issue

Pull Request Operations

• github_list_pull_requests - List PRs
• github_create_pull_request - Create PR
• github_get_pull_request - Get PR details
• github_update_pull_request - Update PR
• github_merge_pull_request - Merge PR
• github_get_pull_request_files - List changed files

Code Operations

• github_search_code - Search code across repos
• github_get_file_contents - Get file content
• github_create_or_update_file - Create/update file
• github_push_files - Push multiple files

Common Workflows

Workflow 1: Create Bug Report

1. github_create_issue
   - owner: repo owner
   - repo: repository name
   - title: "[Bug] Brief description"
   - body: Detailed bug report
   - labels: ["bug"]

Workflow 2: Review and Merge PR

1. github_get_pull_request - Get PR details
2. github_get_pull_request_files - Review changes
3. github_create_pull_request_review - Submit review
4. github_merge_pull_request - Merge if approved

Workflow 3: Quick Fix & PR

1. Edit files locally
2. git add & git commit
3. git push
4. github_create_pull_request
   - title: "Fix: Description"
   - body: Change summary
   - head: feature-branch
   - base: main

Workflow 4: Find Issues to Contribute

1. github_search_repositories - Find interesting repos
2. github_list_issues - Filter by "good first issue" or "help wanted"
3. github_fork_repository - Fork the repo
4. git clone & work locally

Best Practices

1. Use descriptive titles - Include type prefix like [Bug], [Feature], [Docs]
2. Reference issues - Use Fixes #123 or Closes #456 in PR descriptions
3. Review before merge - Always review PRs before merging
4. Use labels - Categorize issues with appropriate labels
5. Protect main branch - Require PR reviews before merging to main

Environment Variables

The MCP server requires:

• GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN - GitHub personal access token with appropriate scopes

Token scopes needed:

• repo - Full repository access
• read:user - Read user profile
• read:org - Read organization data

Examples

Find popular repos:

Search for "machine learning" repos with most stars
→ github_search_repositories
  query: "machine learning language:python stars:>1000"
  sort: "stars"

Create feature request:

Create issue for new feature
→ github_create_issue
  owner: "anomalyco"
  repo: "opencode"
  title: "[Feature] Add dark mode toggle"
  body: "## Description\nAdd a toggle for dark mode..."
  labels: ["enhancement"]

Review pending PR:

Review PR #42
→ github_get_pull_request
  owner: "anomalyco"
  repo: "opencode"
  pull_number: 42
→ github_get_pull_request_files (same params)
→ github_create_pull_request_review
  event: "APPROVE"
  body: "LGTM! Great work."