oss-issues-mcp
An MCP server exposing derived, triage-oriented GitHub issue tools — not apassthrough of the GitHub API.
Where GitHub's own MCP server returns raw API responses, this server doestask-specific work: stripping issue-template scaffolding, resolving whether anissue is already claimed from multiple signals, and filtering a watch-list ofrepositories to what is new and open.
Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
get_actionable_issue |
Fetch an issue, strip template furniture, return only triage-relevant fields |
(planned) list_new_issues |
New open issues across a watch-list, pull requests excluded |
(planned) get_claim_status |
Is this already being worked on? (assignees + linked PRs) |
(planned) get_repo_context |
CONTRIBUTING.md and issue-template rules |
Security
- Repository allowlist — the server refuses any repo not explicitly allowed.
- Read-only — no write tools exist until a human-approval gate governs them.
- Requires a fine-grained, read-only
GITHUB_TOKEN.
Run
export GITHUB_TOKEN=github_pat_...
uv sync
uv run oss-issues-mcp
License
MIT
