GitHub Project Manager MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides GitHub Projects functionality through standardized tools and resources. This server enables LLM clients to manage GitHub Projects programmatically through the MCP interface.

Overview

This server implements the Model Context Protocol to expose GitHub Projects functionality to LLM clients. It provides tools for managing projects, milestones, sprints, and metrics through GitHub's GraphQL API while maintaining state and handling errors according to MCP specifications.

Key Features

• Project Management

  • Create and manage GitHub Projects (v2)
  • Handle project settings and configurations
  • Manage project visibility and access

• Project Resources

  • Issues and milestones management
  • Sprint planning and tracking
  • Custom fields and views
  • Resource versioning and locking

• MCP Implementation

  • Full MCP specification compliance
  • Standardized tool definitions with Zod validation
  • Resource state management
  • Progressive response handling
  • Comprehensive error handling

• GitHub Integration

  • GraphQL API integration with pagination support
  • Intelligent rate limit handling
  • Optimistic concurrency
  • Webhook support (planned)

Installation

# Install dependencies
npm install
# or
pnpm install

# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your GitHub token and details

Configuration

Required environment variables:

GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token
GITHUB_OWNER=repository_owner
GITHUB_REPO=repository_name

The GitHub token requires these permissions:

• repo (Full repository access)
• project (Project access)
• write:org (Organization access)

Usage

# Start the MCP server
npm start

# Run tests
npm test
npm run test:e2e

See the User Guide for detailed usage instructions.

Architecture

The server follows Clean Architecture principles with distinct layers:

• Domain Layer: Core entities, repository interfaces, and Zod schemas
• Infrastructure Layer: GitHub API integration and implementations
• Service Layer: Business logic coordination
• MCP Layer: Tool definitions and request handling

See ARCHITECTURE.md for detailed architecture documentation.

Current Status

Core Features

Feature	Status	Notes
Project Creation	✅ Complete	Full support for v2 projects
Milestone Management	✅ Complete	CRUD operations implemented
Sprint Planning	✅ Complete	Including metrics tracking
Issue Management	✅ Complete	With custom fields support
Resource Versioning	✅ Complete	With optimistic locking and schema validation
Webhook Integration	📅 Planned	Real-time updates

MCP Implementation

Component	Status	Notes
Tool Definitions	✅ Complete	All core tools implemented with Zod validation
Resource Management	✅ Complete	With optimistic locking and relationship tracking
Response Handling	✅ Complete	Rich content formatting with multiple content types
Error Handling	✅ Complete	Comprehensive error mapping to MCP error codes
State Management	✅ Complete	With conflict resolution and rate limiting

Recent Improvements

• Enhanced Resource System:

  • Added Zod schema validation for all resource types
  • Implemented resource relationship tracking
  • Created a centralized ResourceFactory for consistent resource access

• Improved GitHub API Integration:

  • Added intelligent rate limiting with automatic throttling
  • Implemented pagination support for REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Enhanced error handling with specific error types

• Advanced Tool System:

  • Created tool definition registry with Zod validation
  • Implemented standardized tool response formatting
  • Added example-based documentation for all tools

• Rich Response Formatting:

  • Added support for multiple content types (JSON, Markdown, HTML, Text)
  • Implemented progress updates for long-running operations
  • Added pagination support for large result sets

Identified Functional Gaps

Despite the recent improvements, the following functional gaps still exist and are prioritized for future development:

1. Persistent Caching Strategy:

   • While the ResourceCache provides in-memory caching, it lacks persistence across server restarts
   • No distributed caching for multi-instance deployments
   • Missing cache eviction policies for memory management

2. Real-time Event Processing:

   • No webhook integration for real-time updates from GitHub
   • Missing event-based subscription system for clients
   • Lack of server-sent events (SSE) support for streaming updates

3. Advanced GitHub Projects v2 Features:

   • Limited support for custom field types and validation
   • Incomplete integration with GitHub's newer Projects v2 field types
   • Missing automation rule management

4. Performance Optimization:

   • No query batching for related resources
   • Missing background refresh for frequently accessed resources
   • Incomplete prefetching for related resources

5. Data Visualization and Reporting:

   • No built-in visualization generators for metrics
   • Missing report generation capabilities
   • Limited time-series data analysis

See docs/mcp/gaps-analysis.md for detailed implementation status.

Documentation

• User Guide - Detailed usage instructions
• API Reference - Comprehensive tool documentation
• Tutorials - Step-by-step guides
• Examples - Code examples for common tasks
• Architecture - System architecture and design
• Contributing - Development guidelines
• MCP Documentation - MCP-specific details

Interactive Documentation

For an interactive exploration of the API, open the API Explorer in your browser.

Development

Testing

# Unit tests
npm test

# Integration tests
npm run test:integration

# End-to-end tests
npm run test:e2e

Code Quality

# Lint code
npm run lint

# Type check
npm run type-check

# Format code
npm run format

Contributing

We welcome contributions to the GitHub Project Manager MCP Server! Please see our Contributing Guide for details on:

• Development Workflow
• Code Standards
• Testing Guidelines
• Documentation Guidelines

License

MIT