Github Agent

CLI or API | MCP | Agent

Version: 1.4.2

Documentation — Installation, deployment, and usage across the MCP, API, and CLI interfaces, including the integrated A2A agent server, are maintained in the official documentation.

Overview

Github Agent is a production-grade Agent and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to interface directly with GitHub Agent for MCP.

Key Features

Consolidated Action-Routed MCP Tools: Minimizes token overhead and eliminates tool bloat in LLM contexts by grouping methods into optimized, togglable tool modules.
Enterprise-Grade Security: Comprehensive support for Eunomia policies, OIDC token delegation, and granular execution context tracking.
Integrated Graph Agent: Built-in Pydantic AI agent supporting the Agent Control Protocol (ACP) and standard Web interfaces (AG-UI).
Native Telemetry & Tracing: Out-of-the-box OpenTelemetry exports and native Langfuse tracing.

CLI or API

This agent wraps the GitHub Agent for MCP API. You can interact with it programmatically or via its integrated execution entrypoints.

Detailed instructions on how to use the underlying API wrappers, extended schema bindings, and developer SDK references are maintained in docs/index.md.

MCP

This server utilizes dynamic Action-Routed tools to optimize token overhead and maximize IDE compatibility.

Available MCP Tools

Auto-generated from the live MCP server — do not edit by hand.

Condensed action-routed tools (`MCP_TOOL_MODE=condensed`)

MCP Tool	Toggle Env Var	Description
`github_actions`	`ACTIONTOOL`	Manage GitHub actions workflows and runs.
`github_branches`	`BRANCHTOOL`	Manage GitHub branches.
`github_collaborators`	`COLLABORATORTOOL`	Manage repository collaborators.
`github_comments`	`COMMENTTOOL`	Manage GitHub issue and pull-request comments.
`github_commits`	`COMMITTOOL`	Manage GitHub commits.
`github_contents`	`CONTENTTOOL`	Manage GitHub contents.
`github_dependabot`	`DEPENDABOTTOOL`	Review and manage GitHub Dependabot vulnerability alerts.
`github_discover_graphql_schema`	`GRAPHQLTOOL`	Discover the live GitHub GraphQL schema (types, fields, and attributes) in real-time.
`github_graphql`	`GRAPHQLTOOL`	Execute raw GraphQL queries and mutations natively on GitHub.
`github_ingest_pipelines`	`INGESTTOOL`	Natively ingest GitHub Actions workflow runs into epistemic-graph.
`github_ingest_repos`	`INGESTTOOL`	Natively ingest GitHub repositories into epistemic-graph as typed :Repository nodes.
`github_issues`	`ISSUETOOL`	Manage GitHub issues.
`github_orgs`	`ORGTOOL`	Manage GitHub organizations.
`github_pulls`	`PULLTOOL`	Manage GitHub pull requests and their review/merge lifecycle.
`github_releases`	`RELEASETOOL`	Manage repository releases.
`github_repos`	`REPOTOOL`	Manage GitHub repositories and their GitHub Pages sites.
`github_search`	`SEARCHTOOL`	Search GitHub repositories, issues, or code.

Verbose 1:1 API-mapped tools (`MCP_TOOL_MODE=verbose` or `both`)

90 per-operation tools — one per public API method (click to expand)

MCP Tool	Toggle Env Var	Description
`github_add_collaborator`	`APITOOL`	Add a collaborator to a repository.
`github_cancel_workflow_run`	`APITOOL`	Cancel a workflow run.
`github_close`	`BASE_API_CLIENTTOOL`	Release transport resources and runtime-only TLS material.
`github_create_branch`	`APITOOL`	Create a new branch in a repository (using git ref creation).
`github_create_content`	`APITOOL`	Create a file in a repository.
`github_create_issue`	`APITOOL`	Create a new issue in a repository.
`github_create_issue_comment`	`APITOOL`	Create a comment on an issue or pull request.
`github_create_or_update_repo_secret`	`APITOOL`	Create or update a repository Actions secret.
`github_create_organization`	`APITOOL`	Create an organization — GitHub Enterprise Server ONLY.
`github_create_organization_repository`	`APITOOL`	Create a repository in an organization.
`github_create_pages`	`APITOOL`	Enable GitHub Pages for a repository (HTTP 201).
`github_create_pull_request`	`APITOOL`	Create a new pull request in a repository.
`github_create_pull_request_review`	`APITOOL`	Create a review on a pull request.
`github_create_release`	`APITOOL`	Create a new repository release.
`github_create_repository`	`APITOOL`	Create a repository for the authenticated user, or for an organization when 'org' is given.
`github_create_review_comment`	`APITOOL`	Create an inline review comment on a pull request's diff.
`github_create_review_comment_reply`	`APITOOL`	Reply to an existing pull-request review comment thread.
`github_delete_branch`	`APITOOL`	Delete a branch in a repository.
`github_delete_branch_protection`	`APITOOL`	Delete branch protection configuration.
`github_delete_content`	`APITOOL`	Delete a file in a repository.
`github_delete_issue_comment`	`APITOOL`	Permanently delete an issue/PR comment.
`github_delete_organization`	`APITOOL`	Schedule an organization for deletion. IRREVERSIBLE.
`github_delete_pages`	`APITOOL`	Disable GitHub Pages for a repository and delete the site.
`github_delete_release`	`APITOOL`	Delete a repository release.
`github_delete_repo_secret`	`APITOOL`	Delete a repository Actions secret.
`github_delete_repository`	`APITOOL`	Delete a repository.
`github_delete_review_comment`	`APITOOL`	Permanently delete a pull-request review comment.
`github_delete_workflow_run`	`APITOOL`	Delete a workflow run.
`github_get_branch`	`APITOOL`	Get a single branch in a repository.
`github_get_branch_protection`	`APITOOL`	Get branch protection configuration.
`github_get_branches`	`APITOOL`	List branches for a repository.
`github_get_collaborators`	`APITOOL`	List collaborators for a repository.
`github_get_commit`	`APITOOL`	Get a single commit in a repository.
`github_get_commits`	`APITOOL`	List commits for a repository.
`github_get_contents`	`APITOOL`	Get contents of a file or directory in a repository.
`github_get_dependabot_alert`	`APITOOL`	Get a single Dependabot alert.
`github_get_dependabot_alerts`	`APITOOL`	List Dependabot alerts for a repository.
`github_get_issue`	`APITOOL`	Get a single issue in a repository.
`github_get_issue_comment`	`APITOOL`	Get a single issue/PR comment.
`github_get_issues`	`APITOOL`	List issues for a repository.
`github_get_org_dependabot_alerts`	`APITOOL`	List Dependabot alerts for an entire organization.
`github_get_org_members`	`APITOOL`	List members for an organization.
`github_get_org_repos`	`APITOOL`	List repositories for an organization.
`github_get_org_teams`	`APITOOL`	List teams for an organization.
`github_get_organization`	`APITOOL`	Get an organization's full profile.
`github_get_organization_membership`	`APITOOL`	Get a user's organization membership (state and role).
`github_get_pages`	`APITOOL`	Get the GitHub Pages site configuration for a repository.
`github_get_pages_build_latest`	`APITOOL`	Get the latest GitHub Pages build for a repository.
`github_get_pull_request`	`APITOOL`	Get a single pull request.
`github_get_pull_requests`	`APITOOL`	List pull requests for a repository.
`github_get_release`	`APITOOL`	Get a single repository release.
`github_get_releases`	`APITOOL`	List repository releases.
`github_get_repo_secret_public_key`	`APITOOL`	Get the public key for encrypting repository Actions secrets.
`github_get_repo_secrets`	`APITOOL`	List repository Actions secrets names.
`github_get_repositories`	`APITOOL`	List repositories for the authenticated user.
`github_get_repository`	`APITOOL`	Get a specific repository.
`github_get_review_comment`	`APITOOL`	Get a single pull-request review comment.
`github_get_workflow_job_logs`	`APITOOL`	Download the plaintext logs for a single workflow job.
`github_get_workflow_run`	`APITOOL`	Get a single workflow run.
`github_get_workflow_run_jobs`	`APITOOL`	List the jobs for a workflow run (optional `filter`: latest/all).
`github_get_workflow_runs`	`APITOOL`	List workflow runs for a repository.
`github_get_workflows`	`APITOOL`	List workflows for a repository.
`github_list_issue_comments`	`APITOOL`	List comments on an issue or pull request.
`github_list_organizations`	`APITOOL`	List organizations.
`github_list_pages_builds`	`APITOOL`	List GitHub Pages builds for a repository (newest first).
`github_list_repo_issue_comments`	`APITOOL`	List every issue/PR comment in a repository.
`github_list_repo_review_comments`	`APITOOL`	List every pull-request review comment in a repository.
`github_list_review_comments`	`APITOOL`	List review (inline code) comments on a pull request.
`github_merge_pull_request`	`APITOOL`	Merge a pull request (`merge_method` is merge, squash, or rebase).
`github_remove_collaborator`	`APITOOL`	Remove a collaborator from a repository.
`github_remove_organization_member`	`APITOOL`	Remove a user from an organization (repositories access included).
`github_request_pages_build`	`APITOOL`	Request a fresh GitHub Pages build without pushing a commit.
`github_request_reviewers`	`APITOOL`	Request individual and/or team reviewers on a pull request.
`github_rerun_workflow_run`	`APITOOL`	Re-run a workflow run.
`github_search_code`	`APITOOL`	Search code using query keywords.
`github_search_issues`	`APITOOL`	Search issues using query keywords.
`github_search_repositories`	`APITOOL`	Search repositories using query keywords.
`github_set_organization_membership`	`APITOOL`	Add a user to an organization or update their role.
`github_trigger_workflow_dispatch`	`APITOOL`	Trigger a workflow dispatch event.
`github_update_branch_protection`	`APITOOL`	Update branch protection configuration.
`github_update_content`	`APITOOL`	Update a file in a repository.
`github_update_dependabot_alert`	`APITOOL`	Update the state of a Dependabot alert.
`github_update_issue`	`APITOOL`	Update an issue in a repository.
`github_update_issue_comment`	`APITOOL`	Edit an issue/PR comment.
`github_update_organization`	`APITOOL`	Update an organization's profile and member settings.
`github_update_pages`	`APITOOL`	Update the GitHub Pages configuration for a repository.
`github_update_pull_request`	`APITOOL`	Update a pull request.
`github_update_release`	`APITOOL`	Update (PATCH) a repository release.
`github_update_repository`	`APITOOL`	Update a repository.
`github_update_review_comment`	`APITOOL`	Edit a pull-request review comment.

17 action-routed tool(s) · 90 verbose 1:1 tool(s). Each is enabled unless its <DOMAIN>TOOL toggle is set false; MCP_TOOL_MODE selects the surface (intent default — the six verb-tools, granular set loaded on demand · condensed action-routed · verbose 1:1 · both). Auto-generated — do not edit.

Detailed tool schemas, parameter shapes, and validation constraints are preserved in docs/usage.md.

Dynamic Tool Selection & Visibility

This MCP server supports dynamic toolset selection and visibility filtering at runtime. This allows you to restrict the set of exposed tools in order to prevent blowing up the LLM's context window.

You can configure tool filtering via multiple input channels:

CLI Arguments: Pass --tools or --toolsets (or their disabled counterparts --disabled-tools and --disabled-toolsets) during startup.
Environment Variables: Define standard environment variables:
- MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS / MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS
- MCP_ENABLED_TAGS / MCP_DISABLED_TAGS
HTTP SSE Request Headers: Pass custom headers during transport initialization:
- x-mcp-enabled-tools / x-mcp-disabled-tools
- x-mcp-enabled-tags / x-mcp-disabled-tags
HTTP SSE Request Query Parameters: Append query parameters directly to your transport connection URL:
- ?tools=tool1,tool2
- ?tags=tag1

When query strings or parameters are supplied, an LLM-free Knowledge Graph resolution layer (using DynamicToolOrchestrator) matches query intents against known tool tags, names, or descriptions, with safe fallback and automated 24-hour background cache refreshing.

MCP Configuration Examples

Install the connector-focused [mcp] extra. Examples use github-agent[mcp] to add FastMCP / FastAPI through agent-utilities[mcp]; the required Agent Utilities core still carries epistemic-graph[full]. The [agent-runtime] extra additionally enables model orchestration.

stdio Transport (local IDEs — Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "github-agent[mcp]",
        "github-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TOOL_MODE": "intent",
        "ACTIONTOOL": "True",
        "BRANCHTOOL": "True",
        "COLLABORATORTOOL": "True",
        "COMMENTTOOL": "True",
        "COMMITTOOL": "True",
        "CONTENTTOOL": "True",
        "DEPENDABOTTOOL": "True",
        "GITHUB_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE": "False",
        "GITHUB_HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT": "10",
        "GITHUB_HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT": "30",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here",
        "GITHUB_URL": "https://api.github.com",
        "GRAPHQLTOOL": "True",
        "INGESTTOOL": "True",
        "ISSUETOOL": "True",
        "ORGTOOL": "True",
        "PULLTOOL": "True",
        "RELEASETOOL": "True",
        "REPOTOOL": "True",
        "SEARCHTOOL": "True"
      }
    }
  }
}

Runtime references require an alias-aware launcher such as GraphOS. Other launchers must omit those entries and inject the resolved values through their own runtime secret boundary.

Streamable-HTTP Transport (networked / production)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "github-agent[mcp]",
        "github-mcp",
        "--transport",
        "streamable-http",
        "--port",
        "8000"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "streamable-http",
        "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
        "PORT": "8000",
        "MCP_TOOL_MODE": "intent",
        "ACTIONTOOL": "True",
        "BRANCHTOOL": "True",
        "COLLABORATORTOOL": "True",
        "COMMENTTOOL": "True",
        "COMMITTOOL": "True",
        "CONTENTTOOL": "True",
        "DEPENDABOTTOOL": "True",
        "GITHUB_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE": "False",
        "GITHUB_HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT": "10",
        "GITHUB_HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT": "30",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token_here",
        "GITHUB_URL": "https://api.github.com",
        "GRAPHQLTOOL": "True",
        "INGESTTOOL": "True",
        "ISSUETOOL": "True",
        "ORGTOOL": "True",
        "PULLTOOL": "True",
        "RELEASETOOL": "True",
        "REPOTOOL": "True",
        "SEARCHTOOL": "True"
      }
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, connect to a pre-deployed Streamable-HTTP instance by url:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-mcp": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/github-mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Run a reviewed container image as a least-privilege stdio child (no listener or published port):

docker run -i --rm \
  --read-only \
  --cap-drop=ALL \
  --security-opt=no-new-privileges \
  --pids-limit=256 \
  --tmpfs /tmp:rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=64m \
  -e TRANSPORT=stdio \
  -e MCP_TOOL_MODE=intent \
  -e ACTIONTOOL=True \
  -e BRANCHTOOL=True \
  -e COLLABORATORTOOL=True \
  -e COMMENTTOOL=True \
  -e COMMITTOOL=True \
  -e CONTENTTOOL=True \
  -e DEPENDABOTTOOL=True \
  -e GITHUB_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=False \
  -e GITHUB_HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=10 \
  -e GITHUB_HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT=30 \
  -e GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here \
  -e GITHUB_URL=https://api.github.com \
  -e GRAPHQLTOOL=True \
  -e INGESTTOOL=True \
  -e ISSUETOOL=True \
  -e ORGTOOL=True \
  -e PULLTOOL=True \
  -e RELEASETOOL=True \
  -e REPOTOOL=True \
  -e SEARCHTOOL=True \
  registry.example.invalid/github-agent@sha256:<digest> github-mcp

For containerized network HTTP, supply an authenticated TLS ingress (or direct server TLS), exact MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS, and an exact trusted-proxy CIDR policy through the operator-owned deployment profile. The generator does not emit an unauthenticated non-loopback listener.

Auto-generated from the code-read env surface (MCP_TOOL_MODE + package vars) — do not edit.

Additional Deployment Options

github-agent can run as a local stdio process or container, or behind a remote network boundary. The Deployment guide carries the detailed transport contract.

Local container — launch a reviewed immutable image as a least-privilege stdio child with no listener or published port.
Remote URL — connect through an operator-supplied authenticated HTTPS ingress. Keep its URL, outbound identity references, trust profile, and exact MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS in AgentConfig.

Environment Variables

Package environment variables

Variable	Example	Description
`HOST`	`0.0.0.0`
`PORT`	`8000`
`TRANSPORT`	`stdio`	options: stdio, streamable-http, sse
`ENABLE_OTEL`	`True`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT`	`http://localhost:8080/api/public/otel`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PUBLIC_KEY`	secret-injected
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SECRET_KEY`	secret-injected
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL`	`http/protobuf`
`EUNOMIA_TYPE`	`none`	options: none, embedded, remote
`EUNOMIA_POLICY_FILE`	`mcp_policies.json`
`EUNOMIA_REMOTE_URL`	`http://eunomia-server:8000`
`GITHUB_URL`	`https://api.github.com`
`TLS_PROFILE`	`private-ca`	AgentConfig named transport profile
`TLS_PROFILE_REF`	`secret://transport/provider`	Direct runtime profile reference
`TLS_PROFILES_REF`	`secret://transport/catalog`	Named runtime profile catalog
`GITHUB_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE`	`False`	Allow destructive (delete/force) operations
`GITHUB_HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT`	`10`	HTTP client timeouts (seconds)
`GITHUB_HTTP_READ_TIMEOUT`	`30`
`DEBUG`	`False`
`PYTHONUNBUFFERED`	`1`
`GITHUB_TOKEN`	secret-injected
`ACTIONTOOL`	`True`	These names match the authoritative "Toggle Env Var" column in the README MCP tools table (condensed action-routed surface).
`BRANCHTOOL`	`True`
`COLLABORATORTOOL`	`True`
`COMMENTTOOL`	`True`
`COMMITTOOL`	`True`
`CONTENTTOOL`	`True`
`DEPENDABOTTOOL`	`True`
`GRAPHQLTOOL`	`True`
`INGESTTOOL`	`True`
`ISSUETOOL`	`True`
`ORGTOOL`	`True`
`PULLTOOL`	`True`
`RELEASETOOL`	`True`
`REPOTOOL`	`True`
`SEARCHTOOL`	`True`

Inherited agent-utilities variables (apply to every connector)

Variable	Example	Description
`MCP_TOOL_MODE`	`intent`	Tool surface: `intent` \| `condensed` \| `verbose` \| `both`
`MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS`	—	Comma-separated tool allow-list
`MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS`	—	Comma-separated tool deny-list
`MCP_ENABLED_TAGS`	—	Comma-separated tag allow-list
`MCP_DISABLED_TAGS`	—	Comma-separated tag deny-list
`MCP_CLIENT_AUTH`	—	Outbound MCP child auth: `oidc-client-credentials` \| `basic` \| `none`
`OIDC_CLIENT_ID`	—	OIDC client id (service-account auth)
`OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET_REF`	`secret://identity/oidc-client-secret`	Runtime secret reference for the OIDC service account
`MCP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME`	—	HTTP Basic username (`MCP_CLIENT_AUTH=basic`)
`MCP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD_REF`	`secret://identity/mcp-basic-password`	Runtime secret reference for HTTP Basic auth (`MCP_CLIENT_AUTH=basic`)
`MCP_URL`	`http://localhost:8000/mcp`	URL of the MCP server the agent connects to
`PROVIDER`	`openai`	LLM provider for the agent
`MODEL_ID`	`gpt-4o`	Model id for the agent
`ENABLE_WEB_UI`	`True`	Serve the AG-UI web interface

36 package + 14 inherited variable(s). Auto-generated from .env.example + the shared agent-utilities set — do not edit.

Every variable the server reads.

Connection & Credentials

Variable	Description	Default
`GITHUB_URL`	GitHub REST API base URL (use your GitHub Enterprise Server URL for self-hosted)	`https://api.github.com`
`GITHUB_TOKEN`	GitHub Personal Access Token / OAuth token (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)	—
`TLS_PROFILE` / `TLS_PROFILE_REF`	AgentConfig transport profile selector; peer verification is mandatory	—

MCP server / transport

Variable	Description	Default
`TRANSPORT`	`stdio`, `streamable-http`, or `sse`	`stdio`
`HOST`	Bind host (HTTP transports)	`0.0.0.0`
`PORT`	Bind port (HTTP transports)	`8000`
`MCP_TOOL_MODE`	Tool surface: `condensed`, `verbose`, or `both`	`condensed`
`MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS` / `MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS`	Comma-separated tool allow/deny list	—
`MCP_ENABLED_TAGS` / `MCP_DISABLED_TAGS`	Comma-separated tag allow/deny list	—
`DEBUG`	Verbose logging	`False`
`PYTHONUNBUFFERED`	Unbuffered stdout (recommended in containers)	`1`

Tool toggles

Each action-routed tool can be disabled individually via its toggle env var (set to false). The full list is in the Available MCP Tools table above.

Variable	Tool	Default
`ACTIONTOOL`	`github_actions` — Actions workflows and runs	`True`
`BRANCHTOOL`	`github_branches` — branches	`True`
`COLLABORATORTOOL`	`github_collaborators` — repository collaborators	`True`
`COMMITTOOL`	`github_commits` — commits	`True`
`CONTENTTOOL`	`github_contents` — file contents	`True`
`INGESTTOOL`	`github_ingest_repos` — KG repository ingestion	`True`
`ISSUETOOL`	`github_issues` — issues	`True`
`ORGTOOL`	`github_orgs` — organizations	`True`
`PULLTOOL`	`github_pulls` — pull requests	`True`
`RELEASETOOL`	`github_releases` — releases	`True`
`REPOTOOL`	`github_repos` — repositories and Pages sites	`True`
`SEARCHTOOL`	`github_search` — search repositories, issues, code	`True`

Telemetry & governance

Variable	Description	Default
`ENABLE_OTEL`	Enable OpenTelemetry export	`True`
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT`	OTLP collector endpoint	—
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PUBLIC_KEY` / `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_SECRET_KEY`	OTLP auth keys	—
`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL`	OTLP protocol (e.g. `http/protobuf`)	—
`EUNOMIA_TYPE`	Authorization mode: `none`, `embedded`, `remote`	`none`
`EUNOMIA_POLICY_FILE`	Embedded policy file	`mcp_policies.json`
`EUNOMIA_REMOTE_URL`	Remote Eunomia server URL	—

Agent CLI (full `[agent]` runtime only)

Variable	Description	Default
`MCP_URL`	URL of the MCP server the agent connects to	`http://localhost:8000/mcp`
`PROVIDER`	LLM provider (e.g. `openai`)	`openai`
`MODEL_ID`	Model id (e.g. `gpt-4o`)	`gpt-4o`
`ENABLE_WEB_UI`	Serve the AG-UI web interface	`True`

See .env.example for a copy-paste starting point.

Agent

This repository features a fully integrated Pydantic AI Graph Agent. It communicates over the Agent Control Protocol (ACP) and interacts seamlessly with the Agent Web UI (AG-UI) and Terminal interface.

Running the Agent CLI

To start the interactive command-line agent:

# Set credentials
export GITHUB_URL="your_value"
# Configure TLS_PROFILE or TLS_PROFILE_REF through AgentConfig for private PKI.
export DEBUG="your_value"
export PYTHONUNBUFFERED="your_value"
export GITHUB_TOKEN="your_value"

# Run the agent server
github-agent --provider openai --model-id gpt-4o

Docker Compose Orchestration

The following docker/agent.compose.yml configures the Agent, Web UI, and Terminal Interface together:

version: '3.8'

services:
  github-agent-mcp:
    image: example/github-agent:mcp
    container_name: github-agent-mcp
    hostname: github-agent-mcp
    restart: always
    env_file:
      - ../.env
    environment:
      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
      - HOST=0.0.0.0
      - PORT=8000
      - TRANSPORT=streamable-http
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "python3", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:8000/health')"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 10s
    logging:
      driver: json-file
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

  github-agent-agent:
    image: example/github-agent@sha256:<digest>
    container_name: github-agent-agent
    hostname: github-agent-agent
    restart: always
    depends_on:
      - github-agent-mcp
    env_file:
      - ../.env
    command: [ "github-agent" ]
    environment:
      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
      - HOST=0.0.0.0
      - PORT=9016
      - MCP_URL=http://github-agent-mcp:8000/mcp
      - PROVIDER=${PROVIDER:-openai}
      - MODEL_ID=${MODEL_ID:-gpt-4o}
      - ENABLE_WEB_UI=True
      - ENABLE_OTEL=True
    ports:
      - "9016:9016"
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "python3", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:9016/health')"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 10s
    logging:
      driver: json-file
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

Detailed graph node architecture explanations, custom skill configurations, and agentic trace guides are available in docs/deployment.md.

Security & Governance

Built directly upon the enterprise-ready agent-utilities core, standard security parameters are fully supported:

Access Control & Policy Enforcement

Eunomia Policies: Fine-grained, policy-driven tool authorization. Supports none, local embedded (mcp_policies.json), or centralized remote modes.
OIDC Token Delegation: Compliant with RFC 8693 token exchange for flowing authenticating user credentials from Web UI / ACP → Agent → MCP.
Scoped Credentials: Execution context runs restricted to the specific caller identity.

Runtime Security Grid

Feature	Functionality	Enablement
Tool Guard	Sensitivity inspection with human-in-the-loop validation	Enabled by default
Prompt Injection Defense	Input scanning, repetition monitoring, and recursive loop blocks	Enabled by default
Context Safety Guard	Stuck-loop detectors and contextual overflow preemptive alerts	Enabled by default

Installation

Pick the extra that matches what you want to run:

Extra	Installs	Use when
`github-agent[mcp]`	Connector-focused MCP server (`agent-utilities[mcp]` — FastMCP/FastAPI + `epistemic-graph[full]`)	You only run the MCP server (smallest install / image)
`github-agent[agent]`	Agent runtime (`agent-utilities[agent-runtime,logfire]` — model orchestration + `epistemic-graph[full]`)	You run the integrated agent
`github-agent[all]`	Everything (`mcp` + `agent` + `logfire`)	Development / both surfaces

# Connector-focused MCP server (includes the shared graph engine)
uv pip install "github-agent[mcp]"

# Agent runtime (adds model orchestration to the shared graph engine)
uv pip install "github-agent[agent]"

# Everything (development)
uv pip install "github-agent[all]"      # or: python -m pip install "github-agent[all]"

Container images (`:mcp` vs `:agent`)

One multi-stage docker/Dockerfile builds two right-sized images, selected by --target:

Image tag	Build target	Contents	Entrypoint
`example/github-agent:mcp`	`--target mcp`	`github-agent[mcp]` — connector-focused, includes `epistemic-graph[full]`; no model-orchestration stack	`github-mcp`
`example/github-agent@sha256:<digest>`	`--target agent` (default)	`github-agent[agent]` — agent runtime, model orchestration + `epistemic-graph[full]`	`github-agent`

docker build --target mcp   -t example/github-agent:mcp    docker/   # connector-focused MCP server
docker build --target agent -t example/github-agent:agent-local docker/   # agent runtime

docker/mcp.compose.yml runs the connector-focused :mcp server; docker/agent.compose.yml runs the agent (immutable agent digest) with a co-located :mcp sidecar.

Knowledge-graph database (`epistemic-graph`)

Both [mcp] and [agent] carry the epistemic-graph engine through the required Agent Utilities core dependency (epistemic-graph[full]). The [mcp] extra keeps the server connector-focused; [agent] additionally enables model orchestration. Local deployments can use the bundled engine. For production or shared state, run epistemic-graph as a dedicated database service and configure the runtime to use it. Deployment recipes (single-node + Raft HA), connection configuration, and architecture diagrams are documented in the epistemic-graph deployment guide.

Documentation

The complete documentation is published as the official documentation site and is the recommended reference for installation, deployment, and day-to-day operation.

Page	Contents
Installation	pip, source, extras, prebuilt Docker image
Deployment	run the MCP and agent servers, Compose, Caddy + Technitium, env config
Usage	the MCP tools, the `Api` client, the CLI
Overview	supervisor architecture and specialized agents
Concepts	concept registry (`CONCEPT:GH-*`)

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Contributions are welcome! Please ensure code quality by executing local checks before submitting pull requests:

Format code using ruff format .
Lint code using ruff check .
Validate type-safety with mypy .
Execute test suites using pytest

Deploy with `agent-utilities-deployment`

Provision this package with the consolidated agent-utilities-deployment workflow. It selects an installed-package, editable-source, or immutable-container path; records only runtime secret and TLS-profile references in AgentConfig; and runs doctor, registration, policy, observability, and rollback gates. Ask your agent to "deploy github-agent with agent-utilities-deployment".

Install mode	Command
Installed package	`uv tool install "github-agent[mcp]"`, then run `github-mcp`
Editable source	`uv pip install -e ".[agent]"`, then run `github-mcp`
Immutable container	deploy `registry.example.invalid/github-agent@sha256:<digest>` through the operator-selected orchestrator

The repository embeds no deployment profile, credential value, certificate path, or environment-specific endpoint. Supply those at runtime through AgentConfig and the configured secret provider.

Governed capability contract

This package ships a compact canonical skill surface with specialist procedures kept as referenced workflows. The current MCP tools, skill metadata, connector_manifest.yml, ontology, mappings, shapes, fixtures, migrations, tool-schema fingerprints, and certification metadata form one versioned capability contract. Validate them together; do not rely on stale tool names or historical per-task skill wrappers.

Runtime endpoints, credentials, certificate trust, tenant identity, retention, and observability policy are deployment inputs and are never packaged values. See Configuration, trust, and privacy before enabling a network transport, connector ingestion, GraphOS delegation, or trace export.

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CHANGELOG.md		CHANGELOG.md
CLAUDE.md		CLAUDE.md
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
a2a.json		a2a.json
connector_manifest.yml		connector_manifest.yml
main_agent.json		main_agent.json
mcp_config.json		mcp_config.json
mkdocs.yml		mkdocs.yml
opencode.json		opencode.json
pyproject.toml		pyproject.toml
pytest.ini		pytest.ini
requirements.txt		requirements.txt
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