github / github/github-mcp-server
unable to query github repos (500)
- Dominant language
- Go
- Stars
- 33k
- Forks
- 5k
- Avg merge
- 2d 1h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 52
Description
### Describe the bug
The following prompt fails with 500
```
@github list files from https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine and first 10 lines of readme and index.html
```
I have `lockdown` disabled:
```json
"github.copilot.chat.githubMcpServer.enabled": true,
"github.copilot.chat.githubMcpServer.lockdown": false,
"github.copilot.chat.githubMcpServer.readonly": true,
```
Sometimes it returns an answer, but still doesn't work.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported prompt against the GitHub MCP server with the shown readonly and lockdown settings, then inspect the resulting server error details and request path. Done means the repository listing and first 10 lines of README and index.html complete without a 500 response.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100