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## GitHub MCP and session resources ## Token permissions ## Multiple repositories ## Managing repositories on a running session ## Creating pull requests ## Next steps
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---
title: Accessing GitHub
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/managed-agents/github
description: Connect your agent to GitHub repositories for cloning, reading, and creating pull requests.
---
You can mount a GitHub repository to your session sandbox and connect to the GitHub MCP for making pull requests.
GitHub repositories are cached, so future sessions that use the same repository start faster.
<Note>
Managed Agents API requests require the `managed-agents-2026-04-01` beta header, except memory store endpoints, which use `agent-memory-2026-07-22` instead. The SDK sets the correct beta header automatically. See [Beta headers](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta-headers#endpoint-specific-headers).
</Note>
## GitHub MCP and session resources
First, create an agent that declares the GitHub MCP server. The agent definition holds the server URL but no authentication token:
<CodeGroup defaultLanguage="CLI">
```bash cURL
agent_id=$(curl -fsS https://api.anthropic.com/v1/agents \
-H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
-H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
-H "anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
--data @- <<JSON | jq -r '.id'
{
"name": "Code Reviewer",
"model": "claude-opus-5",
"system": "You are a code review assistant with access to GitHub.",
"mcp_servers": [
{
"type": "url",
"name": "github",
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
],
"tools": [
{"type": "agent_toolset_20260401"},
{
"type": "mcp_toolset",
"mcp_server_name": "github"
}
]
}
JSON
)
```
```bash CLI
AGENT_ID=$(ant beta:agents create \
--name "Code Reviewer" \
--model '{id: claude-opus-5}' \
--system "You are a code review assistant with access to GitHub." \
--mcp-server '{type: url, name: github, url: https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/}' \
--tool '{type: agent_toolset_20260401}' \
--tool '{type: mcp_toolset, mcp_server_name: github}' \
--transform id --raw-output)
```
```python Python
agent = client.beta.agents.create(
name="Code Reviewer",
model="claude-opus-5",
system="You are a code review assistant with access to GitHub.",
mcp_servers=[
{
"type": "url",
"name": "github",
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
},
],
tools=[
{"type": "agent_toolset_20260401"},
{
"type": "mcp_toolset",
"mcp_server_name": "github",
},
],
)
```
```typescript TypeScript
const agent = await client.beta.agents.create({
name: "Code Reviewer",
model: "claude-opus-5",
system: "You are a code review assistant with access to GitHub.",
mcp_servers: [
{
type: "url",
name: "github",
url: "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
},
],
tools: [
{ type: "agent_toolset_20260401" },
{
type: "mcp_toolset",
mcp_server_name: "github",
},
],
});
```
```csharp C#
var agent = await client.Beta.Agents.Create(new()
{
Name = "Code Reviewer",
Model = BetaManagedAgentsModel.ClaudeOpus5,
System = "You are a code review assistant with access to GitHub.",
McpServers =
[
new() { Type = "url", Name = "github", Url = "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/" },
],
Tools =
[
new BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401Params
{
Type = "agent_toolset_20260401",
},
new BetaManagedAgentsMcpToolsetParams
{
Type = "mcp_toolset",
McpServerName = "github",
},
],
});
```
```go Go
agent, err := client.Beta.Agents.New(ctx, anthropic.BetaAgentNewParams{
Name: "Code Reviewer",
Model: anthropic.BetaManagedAgentsModelConfigParams{
ID: anthropic.BetaManagedAgentsModelClaudeOpus5,
},
System: anthropic.String("You are a code review assistant with access to GitHub."),
MCPServers: []anthropic.BetaManagedAgentsURLMCPServerParams{
{
Type: anthropic.BetaManagedAgentsURLMCPServerParamsTypeURL,
Name: "github",
URL: "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
},
},
Tools: []anthropic.BetaAgentNewParamsToolUnion{
{
OfAgentToolset20260401: &anthropic.BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401Params{
Type: anthropic.BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401ParamsTypeAgentToolset20260401,
},
},
{
OfMCPToolset: &anthropic.BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolsetParams{
Type: anthropic.BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolsetParamsTypeMCPToolset,
MCPServerName: "github",
},
},
},
})
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
```
```java Java
var agent = client.beta().agents().create(AgentCreateParams.builder()
.name("Code Reviewer")
.model(BetaManagedAgentsModel.CLAUDE_OPUS_5)
.system("You are a code review assistant with access to GitHub.")
.addMcpServer(BetaManagedAgentsUrlMcpServerParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsUrlMcpServerParams.Type.URL)
.name("github")
.url("https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/")
.build())
.addTool(BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401Params.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401Params.Type.AGENT_TOOLSET_20260401)
.build())
.addTool(BetaManagedAgentsMcpToolsetParams.builder()
.type(BetaManagedAgentsMcpToolsetParams.Type.MCP_TOOLSET)
.mcpServerName("github")
.build())
.build());
```
```php PHP
$agent = $client->beta->agents->create(
name: 'Code Reviewer',
model: 'claude-opus-5',
system: 'You are a code review assistant with access to GitHub.',
mcpServers: [
[
'type' => 'url',
'name' => 'github',
'url' => 'https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/',
],
],
tools: [
['type' => 'agent_toolset_20260401'],
[
'type' => 'mcp_toolset',
'mcpServerName' => 'github',
],
],
);
```
```ruby Ruby
agent = client.beta.agents.create(
name: "Code Reviewer",
model: "claude-opus-5",
system_: "You are a code review assistant with access to GitHub.",
mcp_servers: [
{
type: "url",
name: "github",
url: "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
}
],
tools: [
{type: "agent_toolset_20260401"},
{
type: "mcp_toolset",
mcp_server_name: "github"
}
]
)
```
</CodeGroup>
Then create a session that mounts the GitHub repository:
<CodeGroup>
```bash cURL
session_id=$(curl -fsS https://api.anthropic.com/v1/sessions \
-H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
-H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
-H "anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
--data @- <<JSON | jq -r '.id'
{
"agent": "$agent_id",
"environment_id": "$environment_id",
"resources": [
{
"type": "github_repository",
"url": "https://github.com/org/repo",
"mount_path": "/workspace/repo",
"authorization_token": "ghp_your_github_token"
}
]
}
JSON
)
```
```bash CLI
SESSION_ID=$(ant beta:sessions create \
--agent "$AGENT_ID" \
--environment-id "$ENVIRONMENT_ID" \
--transform id --raw-output <<'EOF'
resources:
- type: github_repository
url: https://github.com/org/repo
mount_path: /workspace/repo
authorization_token: ghp_your_github_token
EOF
)
```
```python Python
session = client.beta.sessions.create(
agent=agent.id,
environment_id=environment.id,
resources=[
{
"type": "github_repository",
"url": "https://github.com/org/repo",
"mount_path": "/workspace/repo",
"authorization_token": "ghp_your_github_token",
},
],
)
```
```typescript TypeScript
const session = await client.beta.sessions.create({
agent: agent.id,
environment_id: environment.id,
resources: [
{
type: "github_repository",
url: "https://github.com/org/repo",
mount_path: "/workspace/repo",
authorization_token: "ghp_your_github_token",
},
],
});
```
```csharp C#
var session = await client.Beta.Sessions.Create(new()
{
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