GitHub Actions MCP Server

Manage GitHub Actions workflows from your AI assistant. List runs, read logs, re-run failed jobs, cancel builds, and trigger deployments without leaving your editor. Its 9 documented tools cover rerun, workflow. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with rerun and workflow and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-10 · ★ 4 · #83 OF 120 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install GitHub Actions

before you install - you'll need

GITHUB_TOKEN

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add ofershap-mcp-server-github-actions -- npx -y mcp-server-github-actions

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ofershap-mcp-server-github-actions": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-github-actions"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package mcp-server-github-actions - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.ofershap is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What GitHub Actions can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list all workflow files in a repository, list workflow runs (optionally filter by workflow or status), get details of a specific workflow run, and get the logs URL for a run (zip file download).

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what GitHub Actions lets an agent do.

read & search

5 tools - e.g. List all workflow files in a repository; List workflow runs (optionally filter by workflow or status); Get details of a specific workflow run

list_workflows · list_runs · get_run · get_run_logs · list_artifacts

Rerun

2 tools - e.g. Re-run an entire workflow run; Re-run only the failed jobs from a run

rerun_workflow · rerun_failed_jobs

delete

1 tool - e.g. Cancel an in-progress or queued run

cancel_run

run & execute

1 tool - e.g. Trigger a workflow via workflow_dispatch

trigger_workflow

04 · Who maintains GitHub Actions

github-actions is maintained by ofershap. We track 15 MCP servers from ofershap - 15 actively maintained, 98 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from ofershap.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ofershap/mcp-server-github-actions
category: DevOps & monitoring - ranked #83 of 120 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.ofershap/github-actions (active, first published 2026-03-10)
packages: npm:mcp-server-github-actions

06 · GitHub Actions FAQ

Is GitHub Actions still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-10. We re-verify nightly.

What can GitHub Actions do?

How do I install GitHub Actions?

Run `npx -y mcp-server-github-actions`. The README documents one environment variable (GITHUB_TOKEN) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does GitHub Actions run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to GitHub Actions

Alternatives to GitHub Actions

Maintained DevOps & monitoring servers if GitHub Actions isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what GitHub Actions doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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