GitHub Webhooks MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for managing GitHub webhooks at both organization and repository levels.

Features

Organization-level Webhooks

• create_org_webhook - Create webhooks that apply to all repositories in an organization
• list_org_webhooks - List all organization-level webhooks
• update_org_webhook - Modify existing organization webhooks
• delete_org_webhook - Remove organization webhooks

Repository-level Webhooks

• create_repo_webhook - Create webhooks for a specific repository
• list_repo_webhooks - List all webhooks for a repository
• update_repo_webhook - Modify existing repository webhooks
• delete_repo_webhook - Remove repository webhooks

Tool Examples

Create Organization Webhook

{
  "org": "my-org",
  "config": {
    "url": "https://example.com/webhook",
    "content_type": "json",
    "secret": "my-secret"
  },
  "events": ["push", "pull_request"],
  "active": true
}

List Organization Webhooks

{
  "org": "my-org",
  "per_page": 30,
  "page": 1
}

Update Organization Webhook

{
  "org": "my-org",
  "hook_id": 12345,
  "config": {
    "url": "https://example.com/new-webhook"
  },
  "active": false
}

Delete Organization Webhook

{
  "org": "my-org",
  "hook_id": 12345
}

Create Repository Webhook

{
  "owner": "username",
  "repo": "repository-name",
  "config": {
    "url": "https://example.com/webhook",
    "content_type": "json"
  },
  "events": ["push", "issues"],
  "active": true
}

List Repository Webhooks

{
  "owner": "username",
  "repo": "repository-name"
}

Update Repository Webhook

{
  "owner": "username",
  "repo": "repository-name",
  "hook_id": 12345,
  "events": ["push", "pull_request", "issues"]
}

Delete Repository Webhook

{
  "owner": "username",
  "repo": "repository-name",
  "hook_id": 12345
}

Webhook Events

Common webhook events include:

• push - Git push to a repository
• pull_request - Pull request activity
• issues - Issue activity
• issue_comment - Issue comment activity
• release - Release activity
• create - Branch or tag created
• delete - Branch or tag deleted
• fork - Repository forked
• star - Repository starred
• watch - Repository watched

For a complete list of events, see GitHub Webhook Events Documentation.

Development

Build

npm run build

Project Structure

github-webhooks-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   └── index.ts          # Main server implementation
├── dist/                 # Compiled JavaScript (generated)
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

License

MIT

Installation

npm install
npm run build

Configuration

The server requires a GitHub personal access token with appropriate permissions:

• For organization webhooks: admin:org_hook scope
• For repository webhooks: admin:repo_hook scope

Set the token as an environment variable:

export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

Usage

Running the Server

node dist/index.js

MCP Client Configuration

Add to your MCP client configuration (e.g., Claude Desktop):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-webhooks": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/github-webhooks-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requirements

• Node.js 18 or higher
• GitHub personal access token with appropriate webhook permissions