github / github/github-mcp-server

unable to query github repos (500)

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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
```

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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.

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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

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