mcp-github-trending MCP Server

A MCP server that provides access to GitHub trending repositories and developers data through a simple API interface.

Features

• Access GitHub trending repositories and developers data

• Filter by programming language

• Filter by time period (daily, weekly, monthly)

• Filter by spoken language

• Returns well-formatted JSON responses

Related MCP server: GitHub MCP Server Plus

Tools

The server implements the following tools:

get_github_trending_repositories

Gets trending repositories from GitHub with the following parameters:

• language (optional): Programming language to filter repositories by (e.g. "python", "javascript")

• since (optional): Time period to filter repositories by ("daily", "weekly", "monthly"). Defaults to "daily"

• spoken_language (optional): Spoken language to filter repositories by

Example response:

get_github_trending_developers

Gets trending developers from GitHub with the following parameters:

• language (optional): Programming language to filter by (e.g. "python", "javascript")

• since (optional): Time period to filter by ("daily", "weekly", "monthly"). Defaults to "daily"

Example response:

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.12

Install Steps

Install the package:

Claude Desktop Configuration

On MacOS:

On Windows:

Development

Building and Publishing

1. Sync dependencies and update lockfile:

2. Build package distributions:

3. Publish to PyPI:

Note: Set PyPI credentials via environment variables or command flags:

• Token: --token or UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN

• Username/password: --username/UV_PUBLISH_USERNAME and --password/UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD

Debugging

For the best debugging experience, use the MCP Inspector.

Launch the MCP Inspector via npm:

The Inspector will display a URL that you can access in your browser to begin debugging.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.