Guide: Connecting GitHub to Cursor and Claude Desktop
The GitHub MCP server is used to: GitHub integration. Allows the AI to manage issues, pull requests, create files, and search code. Instead of manually writing configuration files, use the generator on the right.
AI Skills (Prompt Recipes)
Copy these prompts and send them to Claude/Cursor after connecting the tool to activate the skills:
PR Code Review
Check the open pull requests in repository X, inspect code changes, and leave constructive feedback on style and potential bugs.
Bug Triaging
Scan the last 10 issues without labels, classify them (bug, feature request, question), and assign appropriate labels.
Common Troubleshooting Issues:
- Missing commas in
claude_desktop_config.json, which crashes the entire client. - Incorrect slash escaping in Windows paths (use
\\\\instead of\\). - Incorrect arguments syntax in the JSON array.
Fill in the fields below to generate the JSON config, CLI command, or schema for AI agents.
claude_desktop_config.json
Terminal / Console
Tool JSON Schema for OpenAI/CrewAI
LangChain Python Tool