GitHub MCP Server 0.30.2

Highlights

Actions tools no longer fail with extremely long line length in output, so single line minified JS and things will now be truncated with an explicit [truncated] suffix to help the model understand.

What's Changed

• Fix generateInstructions to use only enabled toolsets by @SamMorrowDrums in #1898
• build(deps): bump SamMorrowDrums/mcp-server-diff from 2.2.0 to 2.3.5 by @dependabot[bot] in #1901
• build(deps): bump golang from 1.25.4-alpine to 1.25.6-alpine by @dependabot[bot] in #1900
• Add line length truncate buffer by @mattdholloway in #1899

Full Changelog: v0.30.1...v0.30.2

GitHub MCP Server 0.30.1

Adds flags for insiders mode which enables experimental functionality prior to features becoming GA.

What's Changed

• Remove old projects and actions flags by @mattdholloway in #1894
• adding correct insiders name by @tonytrg in #1893

Full Changelog: v0.30.0...v0.30.1

GitHub MCP Server 0.30.0

Main features:

• Projects and Actions tools consolidated to a smaller set of read/write tools
• You can now search for projects without specifying the owner type, and you can add issues and pull requests to projects using the owner/repo and # number rather than the global ID, as agents often get that wrong.
• Insiders (experimental) mode flags added for early adopters to always try the latest features before GA

What's Changed

• Build full package in Dockerfile to include all commands by @SamMorrowDrums in #1844
• Add -t option to docker run command by @JoannaaKL in #1848
• Insiders docs for OSS by @mattdholloway in #1857
• Make owner_type optional and fix add_project_item in consolidated Projects V2 tools by @Copilot in #1799
• ci: use mcp-conformance-action for conformance tests by @SamMorrowDrums in #1827
• Fix mcp-diff workflow triggers for push events and tags by @SamMorrowDrums in #1871
• Generate server instructions in Inventory by @tommaso-moro in #1869
• Default to consolidated actions/projects toolsets and add hold back flag by @mattdholloway in #1891
• chore: remove unused github.com/fatih/color by @SamMorrowDrums in #1892
• Fix typo in OpenAI Codex installation guide link by @leereilly in #1880
• Update Go version requirement in mcpcurl to 1.24 by @alexandear in #1803
• docs: add Windows notes for Claude MCP HTTP setup by @loktar00 in #1859

New Contributors

• @leereilly made their first contribution in #1880
• @loktar00 made their first contribution in #1859

Full Changelog: v0.29.0...v0.30.0

GitHub MCP Server 0.29.0

Highlights

• Improved user experience for assign_copilot_to_issue tool
  • polls for the PR created by Copilot coding agent after assignment
• Added cli-tool tool-search for tool descriptions in the repository

What's Changed

• chore: remove binary files by @alexandear in #1795
• Sort toolsnaps JSON keys recursively to eliminate noop churn by @Copilot in #1816
• Document why toolsnap churn occurred between PR #1816 and subsequent PRs by @Copilot in #1819
• Bug fix: invalid tool should error out by @tommaso-moro in #1776
• Add custom_instructions parameter to assign_copilot_to_issue tool by @Copilot in #1806
• Fix dismiss_notification rejecting valid HTTP 204 response by @Copilot in #1822
• adding feature flag on dependency level by @tonytrg in #1801
• feat: poll for linked PR after assigning Copilot to issue by @SamMorrowDrums in #1810
• Add default label to all new issues by @JoannaaKL in #1828
• build(deps): bump github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 from 2.4.0 to 2.5.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1798
• Add tool search CLI by @JoannaaKL in #1839

New Contributors

• @alexandear made their first contribution in #1795

Full Changelog: v0.28.1...v0.29.0

GitHub MCP Server 0.28.1

Highlights

You can now stack PRs with base_ref option for both create_pull_request_with_copilot and assign_copilot_to_issue tools.

What's Changed

• Add base_ref parameter and GraphQL-Features header support to assign_copilot_to_issue tool by @Copilot in #1779

Full Changelog: v0.28.0...v0.28.1

GitHub MCP Server 0.28.0

Highlights

We have introduced the consolidated Projects toolset in this release, this can be enabled through the use of the remote_mcp_consolidated_projects feature flag. Additionally, when using a classic PAT, tools are now filtered based on token scopes. Includes bug fixes.

What's Changed

• Add OAuth scope metadata to all MCP tools by @Copilot in #1679
• Add PAT scope filtering for stdio server by @SamMorrowDrums in #1741
• Replace go-github-mock with stretchr/testify for actions/issues/projects tests by @Copilot in #1737
• Projects consolidation by @mattdholloway in #1706
• Update command instructions for terminal usage by @floriangrousset in #1307
• Fix nil pointer dereference in completion handler by @SamMorrowDrums in #1754
• Update toolset names in remote-server.md docs by @tommaso-moro in #1756
• feat: Add list-scopes command using inventory architecture by @Copilot in #1750
• Update Claude Code installation command for v2.1.1+ add-json format by @Copilot in #1766
• bug fix: --tools flag not working with feature-flagged tools and deprecation aliases by @tommaso-moro in #1775
• Bringing back local mcp server registry config by @almaleksia in #1767
• Fix docs automation to use toolset IDs instead of display names by @Copilot in #1780
• Fix resource handler to use deps from context by @SamMorrowDrums in #1777
• fix: keep all resources registered for resources/read requests by @SamMorrowDrums in #1792

New Contributors

• @floriangrousset made their first contribution in #1307

Full Changelog: v0.27.0...v0.28.0

GitHub MCP Server 0.27.0

Highlights

We improved get_file_contents and push_files tools. We covered many common scenarios that should no longer result in failures. For example, pushing files to non-initialized repos and new branches is possible now.

What's Changed

• Add raw client error annotation and annotate GetFileContents by @omgitsads in #1570
• feat: Add DestructiveHint to delete_project_item tool annotation by @triepod-ai in #1665
• get_file_contents fetch refs improvements by @almaleksia in #1655
• remove experiments toolset by @tommaso-moro in #1667
• build(deps): bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 3.11.1 to 3.12.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1672
• feat: auto-fix license files on PRs and improve CI reliability by @SamMorrowDrums in #1583
• Fix invalid YAML syntax in license-check workflow by @Copilot in #1674
• build(deps): bump github.com/google/jsonschema-go from 0.3.0 to 0.4.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #1670
• build(deps): bump github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk from 1.2.0-pre.1 to 1.2.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1671
• Update PR template to include tool renaming section by @tommaso-moro in #1657
• build(deps): bump github.com/spf13/cobra from 1.10.1 to 1.10.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #1558
• Fallback to default branch in get_file_contents when main doesn't exist by @almaleksia in #1669
• fix: Skip CodeQL scanning on forked repositories by @kaovilai in #873
• build(deps): bump docker/metadata-action from 5.9.0 to 5.10.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1516
• Update docs to remove Claude Web mention by @tommaso-moro in #1684
• Change list workflow runs to allow empty resource id to list all runs in repo by @mattdholloway in #1682
• build(deps): bump actions/github-script from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in #1699
• Update README.md to hyperlink Open AI Codex installation guide by @s-sanjay in #1692
• docs: add Docker image name to Prerequisites section by @majiayu000 in #1701
• fix: use gh pr checkout to handle fork PRs in license-check workflow by @Copilot in #1709
• refactor: use consistent snake_case for issue_number parameter by @majiayu000 in #1702
• Add API Error annotations to GitHub issue errors by @omgitsads in #1566
• docs: add docs for Rovo Dev CLI installation by @atinylittleshell in #875
• fix: get_job_logs fails by @majiayu000 in #1719
• Exclude tools requiring feature flag from docs by @mattdholloway in #1721
• Improvements to push_files tool by @almaleksia in #1676

New Contributors

• @triepod-ai made their first contribution in #1665
• @kaovilai made their first contribution in #873
• @s-sanjay made their first contribution in #1692
• @majiayu000 made their first contribution in #1701
• @atinylittleshell made their first contribution in #875

Full Changelog: v0.26.3...v0.27.0

GitHub MCP Server 0.26.3

What's Changed

• Add aliases for new actions tools by @tommaso-moro in #1652

Full Changelog: v0.26.2...v0.26.3

GitHub MCP Server 0.26.2

What's Changed

• Fix stdio mode panic: inject ToolDependencies into request context by @Copilot in #1647

Full Changelog: v0.26.1...v0.26.2

GitHub MCP Server 0.26.1

Fixes regression breaking some clients #1644

What's Changed

• Fix ring buffer panic by @mattdholloway in #1556
• Omit icon sizes field for backward compatibility with older MCP clients by @Copilot in #1645

Full Changelog: v0.26.0...v0.26.1