Can I read private repositories?

Yes, provided your Personal Access Token (PAT) has the 'repo' scope or appropriate fine-grained permissions for those repositories.

How do I find a repository owner and name?

In a GitHub URL like `github.com/vinkius/mcp-server`, the owner is `vinkius` and the repository name is `mcp-server`.

Does it support creating pull requests?

This version supports listing pull requests and issues. PR creation is currently handled through the web interface or other specialized tools.

INSTANT PLUG AND PLAY

GitHub MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDKGive OpenAI Agents SDK instant access to 12 tools to Create New Issue, Get File Content, Get My Profile, and more

Name: GitHub
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

Built by Vinkius GDPR 12 Tools SDK

The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect GitHub through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.

Use with Your AI Agent

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The GitHub app connector for OpenAI Agents SDK is a standout in the Loved By Devs category — giving your AI agent 12 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.

Vinkius delivers Streamable HTTP and SSE to any MCP client

python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="GitHub Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with GitHub. "
                "You have access to 12 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from GitHub"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About GitHub MCP Server

Connect your GitHub account to any AI agent and take full control of your source control and development workflows through natural conversation.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 12 tools from GitHub through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries GitHub, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

What you can do

Repository Orchestration — List and manage your repositories programmatically, including retrieving star counts, languages, and detailed metadata
Issue Lifecycle — Monitor project status by listing open issues and creating new ones directly through your agent to maintain momentum
Code Intelligence — Search through repositories and files programmatically to find specific logic and retrieve raw file contents (base64) for analysis
Collaboration Visibility — Monitor pull requests and recent notifications to stay updated on team-wide development activity and code reviews
Resource Management — Access user profiles, organization memberships, and Gists to manage your complete GitHub presence programmatically

The GitHub MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

All 12 GitHub tools available for OpenAI Agents SDK

When OpenAI Agents SDK connects to GitHub through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning source-control, repository-management, pull-requests, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

create_new_issue

Open GitHub issue

get_file_content

Read file from repo

get_my_profile

Get account info

get_repository_details

Get repo info

list_my_gists

List code snippets

list_my_organizations

List user orgs

list_my_repositories

List your GitHub repos

list_pull_requests

List repo PRs

list_recent_notifications

Check GitHub inbox

list_repo_branches

Check repo branches

list_repository_issues

List repo issues

search_repositories

Find GitHub projects

Connect GitHub to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to wire GitHub into OpenAI Agents SDK. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 12 tools from GitHub

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the GitHub MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with GitHub through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

GitHub + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the GitHub MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query GitHub, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries GitHub, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through GitHub tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query GitHub to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

Example Prompts for GitHub in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with GitHub immediately.

"List all my GitHub repositories and show their stars count."

"Find all open issues in the repository 'vinkius/mcp-server'."

"Get the content of 'README.md' from repository 'vinkius/mcp-server'."

Troubleshooting GitHub MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting GitHub to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

GitHub + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating GitHub MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.

Can I use multiple MCP servers in one agent?

Yes. Pass a list of MCPServerSse instances to the agent constructor. The agent can use tools from all connected servers within a single run.

Does the SDK support streaming responses?

Yes. The SDK supports SSE and Streamable HTTP transports, both of which work natively with Vinkius.