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How to connect GitHub to Claude

Search issues and pull requests from GitHub in chat during triage, launches, and customer-facing investigations.

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GitHub

Issue and PR context for shipping teams.

This connector covers GitHub issues, pull requests, and repository search via a shared token. For live code access, Faction's Codebases integration is usually the better fit.

Connect once at the org level

Set up GitHub a single time instead of asking everyone to paste their own keys into Claude.

Workspace boundaries

Give engineering and other teams the GitHub tools they need without one shared bundle for the whole company.

Tool-scoped access

Each workspace URL exposes only the GitHub actions admins turn on, not every connector in your org.

Works across AI clients

Use the same workspace URL in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP client your team prefers.

Step by step

Connect GitHub to Claude

Six steps from a fresh organization to chatting with GitHub inside Claude.

01

Create your Faction organization

Sign up free and create an organization. This is where admins connect tools once, so teammates never wire up their own integrations.

02

Connect GitHub from the catalog

Open the integration catalog in Faction and connect GitHub with an API key. Faction stores it once for the whole org.

03

Bundle GitHub into a workspace

Create a workspace for the team that needs it, such as engineering, and add GitHub. Admins choose exactly which tools are on for that workspace.

04

Copy your workspace MCP URL

Every workspace exposes one MCP URL with only the tools you enabled. Copy it from the workspace settings in Faction.

05

Add the URL to Claude

In Claude, go to Settings, then Connectors and add your Faction workspace URL.

  • Open Claude and go to Settings, then Connectors.
  • Choose Add custom connector and paste your Faction workspace MCP URL.
  • Approve the connection. Claude lists only the tools from the workspace you enabled.

06

Start chatting

Ask Claude to use GitHub in plain language. Faction handles auth and scopes behind one URL.

  • "List open PRs for the checkout flow."
  • "Find issues labeled launch-blocker."
  • "Summarize comments on issue #482."

Your workspace URL

One link connects your whole team.

Faction gives your team a shared AI workspace that plugs into the tools you already use. Each workspace gets one link (an MCP URL) that includes only the tools your admins turn on. Paste it into Claude once and everyone is connected. No keys to copy, nothing to set up per person.

https://yourcompany.runfaction.com/mcp/your-workspace

What the MCP server can do

  • Search issues and pull requests

    Find open work by label, author, milestone, or keyword across connected repos.

  • Read issue and PR details

    Pull descriptions, comments, and review status for a specific item.

  • Browse repositories

    List repos and recent activity visible to the connected token.

  • Create issues and comments

    File bugs or leave updates when write tools are enabled.

Use cases

  • Launch blockers

    See open PRs and issues tied to a release before go-live.

  • Customer-reported bugs

    Find existing GitHub issues that match a support escalation.

  • Cross-team visibility

    Give GTM a read-only view of shipping status without GitHub seats for everyone.

FAQs

  • Do I have to set up GitHub for every teammate?

    No. An admin connects GitHub once at the org level. Teammates just add the workspace URL to Claude and start chatting.

  • How does authentication work?

    API key sign-in. Personal access tokens are team-wide — each member uses the same org token.

  • Does this work with Claude?

    Yes. Claude supports remote MCP connectors, so you can point it at any Faction workspace URL and use the tools that workspace allows.

  • Can I control which tools Claude can use?

    Yes. Each workspace exposes only the tools admins turn on, so the URL you share never grants more than intended.

  • Does this connector read repository code?

    No. It covers issues, pull requests, and repo search. Use Faction Codebases when you need read-only access to repository files.

Connect GitHub to Claude in minutes.

Create an organization, connect GitHub, and bundle it into a workspace your team can use from Claude.

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