How to Connect GitHub to Claude, ChatGPT or Any AI Agent
Every way to connect GitHub to an AI: Claude's connector, ChatGPT's app, GitHub's official MCP server, and the zero-setup option.
Option 1: Claude's GitHub connector
- Claude → Customize → Connectors → GitHub.
- Authorize and pick which repos it can see.
- On Team/Enterprise, admins may install the Claude GitHub App for org-wide access.
Option 2: ChatGPT's GitHub app
- ChatGPT → Settings → Apps → GitHub, then authorize.
- Once connected, ChatGPT can search repos, read code and answer questions about your codebase; event-triggered tasks can react to pull request activity.
Option 3: GitHub's official MCP server
GitHub maintains an official MCP server. Two flavors:
# Hosted remote server (recommended, OAuth flow)
claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/
# Local container version
claude mcp add github -- npx -y @github/github-mcp-serverThe hosted version handles auth for you; the local one needs a personal access token in the environment.
What connecting GitHub unlocks
- "Summarize what changed in the payments repo this week."
- "File an issue for this bug with the stack trace attached."
- PR triage: "review this pull request and flag anything risky."
- Closing the loop: chat finds the bug, agent files the issue, coding agent fixes it.
The zero-setup version: Krater
Krater's agent has GitHub built in, plus Slack, Linear, Notion, Gmail and 30+ other apps, all connected once and usable by every model (Claude, GPT, Gemini, 500+ total). Ask it to triage issues in one message and it knows what to do. See the GitHub integration.
Privacy note
Scope the connection to the repos you actually want the AI to see; read access is the sane default. Private repo contents should never be sent to a model you wouldn't email them to.