GitHub Automation w/Claude

Claude, through MCP GitHub integration, can perform full development workflows like a software engineer. With a single English prompt, it can:

✅ Create repositories
✅ Push code & update files
✅ Create issues & track bugs
✅ Make new branches
✅ Submit pull requests (PRs) to merge code

🔹 How It Works

1. GitHub API Integration:

   • Claude connects to GitHub’s API using a Personal Access Token (PAT).

   • The API allows Claude to send commands just like a human would in the GitHub UI.

2. Step-by-Step Example

   • A single prompt like:

     "Create a new repo, add an index.html file, create a feature branch, add some CSS, push changes, and open a pull request."

   • Claude will:

     1. Create a repo in your GitHub account.

     2. Add an HTML file (index.html).

     3. Make a "feature" branch.

     4. Edit the HTML file & add CSS.

     5. Commit & push changes.

     6. Create a pull request for review.

3. Live GitHub Execution

   • After approval, changes appear on GitHub in real-time.

   • You can manually verify branches, commits, issues, and PRs.

🔹 GitHub API Token Setup

1. Create a GitHub PAT:

   • Go to: GitHub → Developer Settings → Tokens (classic)

   • Click "Generate new token"

   • Select:

     • ✅ repo → Read/write access

     • ✅ write:packages → Modify files

     • ✅ user → Access profile info

   • Click Generate Token & Copy it.

2. Update Claude’s config.json:

   • Open CLA-desktop-config.json in a text editor.

   • Add this:

       {
         "mcp": {
           "github": {
             "api_key": "your_github_token_here"
           }
         }
       }
     

   • Save & restart Claude Desktop.

🛠 Now Claude can manage repos, code, and issues automatically!