### Local/Dev Setup: Install MCP CLI SDK

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Installs the MCP CLI SDK and then installs the github-chat-mcp server using the CLI, providing the GitHub API key.

```bash
# `pip install mcp[cli]` if you haven't
mcp install /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/github-chat-mcp/src/github_chat_mcp/server.py -v "GITHUB_API_KEY=API_KEY_HERE"
```

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### Local/Dev Setup: Install MCP Server Dependencies

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Installs server dependencies for github-chat-mcp after cloning the repository and setting up uv. Includes creating and activating a virtual environment.

```bash
cd github-chat-mcp

# Create virtual environment and activate it
uv venv

source .venv/bin/activate # MacOS/Linux
# OR
.venv/Scripts/activate # Windows

# Install dependencies
uv sync
```

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### Local/Dev Setup: Manual Setup with Claude Desktop

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Manually configures github-chat-mcp for Claude Desktop by specifying the command, directory, and arguments in claude_desktop_config.json.

```json
# claude_desktop_config.json
# Can find location through:
# Hamburger Menu -> File -> Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-chat": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/github-chat-mcp",
        "run",
        "github-chat-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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### Install github-chat-mcp

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Installs the github-chat-mcp package using either pip or the uv package manager.

```bash
pip install github-chat-mcp
```

```bash
uv install github-chat-mcp
```

--------------------------------

### Install github-chat-mcp via Smithery CLI

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Installs the github-chat-mcp package for Claude using the Smithery CLI.

```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install github-chat-mcp --client claude
```

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### Install uv Package Manager

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Installs the uv package manager on macOS/Linux and Windows systems.

```bash
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
```

```bash
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
```

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### Setup github-chat-mcp with Claude Desktop

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Configuration for setting up github-chat-mcp with Claude Desktop, including command, arguments, and environment variables in claude_desktop_config.json.

```json
# claude_desktop_config.json
# Can find location through:
# Hamburger Menu -> File -> Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config
# Must perform: brew install uv
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-chat": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["github-chat-mcp"],
      "env": {
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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### Setup github-chat-mcp with Cursor

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Configuration for setting up github-chat-mcp with Cursor by specifying the command and arguments in mcp.json.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-chat": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "github-chat-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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### Local/Dev Setup: Debugging MCP Server

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Commands to debug the MCP server locally, either using the mcp cli or the inspector with uv.

```bash
# If mcp cli installed (`pip install mcp[cli]`)
mcp dev /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/github-chat-mcp/src/github_chat_mcp/server.py

# If not
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector \
      uv \
      --directory /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/github-chat-mcp \
      run \
      github-chat-mcp
```

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### Debug github-chat-mcp with Inspector

Source: https://github.com/asyncfuncai/github-chat-mcp/blob/main/README.md

Runs the MCP Inspector to debug the github-chat-mcp server using uvx.

```bash
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx github-chat-mcp
```

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