Private GitHub Search▌
by hint-services
Private GitHub Search gives secure, authenticated access to private repositories for code, file, commit, and issue searc
Provides authenticated access to a specific private GitHub repository for file content retrieval, code search, issue search, and detailed commit history with file diffs.
best for
- / Obsidian users with GitHub-hosted vaults
- / Knowledge workers tracking idea evolution
- / Teams collaborating on documentation
capabilities
- / Retrieve specific notes and files from Obsidian vaults
- / Search across filenames, paths, and content
- / Track note evolution through commit history
- / Browse issues and project management workflows
- / Access file diffs and detailed change tracking
what it does
Connects AI assistants to private GitHub repositories containing Obsidian vaults for reading notes, searching content, and tracking changes. Requires GitHub authentication to access your knowledge base.
about
Private GitHub Search is a community-built MCP server published by hint-services that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Private GitHub Search gives secure, authenticated access to private repositories for code, file, commit, and issue searc It is categorized under productivity.
how to install
You can install Private GitHub Search in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
MIT
Private GitHub Search is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
README content is unavailable from source data for this server.
Open GitHub repositoryFAQ
- What is the Private GitHub Search MCP server?
- Private GitHub Search is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Private GitHub Search?
- This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Ratings
4.5★★★★★10 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
Private GitHub Search is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
We evaluated Private GitHub Search against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Private GitHub Search is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
Private GitHub Search reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend Private GitHub Search for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Strong directory entry: Private GitHub Search surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
Private GitHub Search has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
According to our notes, Private GitHub Search benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We wired Private GitHub Search into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
Private GitHub Search is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.