Guide · CI/CD & infrastructure

How to connect GitHub with Claude Code

GitHub scores 4/5 on our Claude Code fit scale: official Anthropic-marketplace plugin with MCP server (no bundled skills). These steps use only GitHub’s and Anthropic’s official instructions; each step links its source.

1. 1

   Have Claude Code and a GitHub account ready

   You need Claude Code installed and an account with GitHub (github.com). Some tools only need the account when the agent first calls a live tool.

   Source: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp

2. 2

   Install the official GitHub plugin

   Run this in Claude Code (or your terminal, as the source shows):

   /plugin install github@claude-plugins-official

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   Source: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins

3. 3

   No marketplace setup needed

   This plugin is in Anthropic’s official marketplace (claude-plugins-official), which Claude Code adds automatically the first time you start an interactive session.

   Source: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins/anthropic-marketplaces

4. 4

   Connect and verify

   Run /mcp inside a Claude Code session to see connected servers, check status and complete sign-in where the server uses OAuth.

   Source: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp