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99Both connectors expose the same family of GitHub tools; they differ in where the server runs and how users authenticate. Use this table to pick one, then follow that connector's section below.
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11| | Remote connector | Local connector |
12| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
13| Where the server runs | GitHub's infrastructure | On the user's device, bundled in the app |
14| Authentication | A personal access token you issue and distribute | OAuth device flow; no tokens to issue or distribute |
15| Credential handling | Token delivered through the entry's `headers` or a headers helper script | User signs in; the token is acquired and stored encrypted on the device |
16| GitHub Enterprise Server | Not available; github.com only | Supported; set `host` |
17| Tool surface controls | Per-tool [`toolPolicy`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#managedmcpservers) | `toolsets`, `readOnly`, and per-tool [`toolPolicy`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#managedmcpservers) |
18| Claude Desktop version | Any version that supports managed MCP servers | Requires a version that includes the bundled server (beta) |
11| | Remote connector | Local connector |
12| - | - | - |
13| Where the server runs | GitHub's infrastructure | On the user's device, bundled in the app |
14| Authentication | A personal access token you issue and distribute | OAuth device flow; no tokens to issue or distribute |
15| Credential handling | Token delivered through the entry's `headers` or a headers helper script | User signs in; the token is acquired and stored encrypted on the device |
16| GitHub Enterprise Server | Not available; github.com only | Supported; set `host` |
17| Tool surface controls | Per-tool [`toolPolicy`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#managedmcpservers) | `toolsets`, `readOnly`, and per-tool [`toolPolicy`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#managedmcpservers) |
18| Claude Desktop version | Any version that supports managed MCP servers | Requires a version that includes the bundled server (beta) |
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2020## Remote connector
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7070 ```
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72 | Field | Required | Description |
73 | ------------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
74 | `name` | Yes | Unique display name, shown to users in connector settings. |
75 | `server` | Yes | Must be `github`. |
76 | `clientId` | Yes | The client ID of the OAuth app (or GitHub App) from step 1. |
77 | `host` | No | Base URL of your GitHub Enterprise Server instance, for example `https://github.example.com`. Leave unset for github.com. HTTPS is required. |
78 | `scope` | No | Space-separated OAuth scopes to request at sign-in, for example `repo read:org`. Defaults to `repo read:org read:user`. Ignored for GitHub Apps. |
79 | `toolsets` | No | Comma-separated [github-mcp-server toolsets](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) to enable, for example `context,repos,issues,pull_requests`. Defaults to the bundled server's default toolsets. |
80 | `readOnly` | No | `true` starts the server with read tools only; write tools are not registered at all. |
81 | `toolPolicy` | No | Per-tool approval locks, the same as for any managed server. See [`toolPolicy`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#managedmcpservers). |
72 | Field | Required | Description |
73 | - | - | - |
74 | `name` | Yes | Unique display name, shown to users in connector settings. |
75 | `server` | Yes | Must be `github`. |
76 | `clientId` | Yes | The client ID of the OAuth app (or GitHub App) from step 1. |
77 | `host` | No | Base URL of your GitHub Enterprise Server instance, for example `https://github.example.com`. Leave unset for github.com. HTTPS is required. |
78 | `scope` | No | Space-separated OAuth scopes to request at sign-in, for example `repo read:org`. Defaults to `repo read:org read:user`. Ignored for GitHub Apps. |
79 | `toolsets` | No | Comma-separated [github-mcp-server toolsets](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) to enable, for example `context,repos,issues,pull_requests`. Defaults to the bundled server's default toolsets. |
80 | `readOnly` | No | `true` starts the server with read tools only; write tools are not registered at all. |
81 | `toolPolicy` | No | Per-tool approval locks, the same as for any managed server. See [`toolPolicy`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#managedmcpservers). |
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8383 In the in-app configuration window, the GitHub form offers the client ID, GitHub Enterprise Server URL, toolsets, and read-only fields; set `scope` through exported JSON or your device-management tool if you need a non-default scope set.
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8686 <Step title="Allow the required network hosts">
8787 The server and the sign-in flow call GitHub directly from the device, so in addition to the [base egress hosts](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry#required-egress-paths), devices need outbound HTTPS access to:
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89 | Host | Purpose |
90 | ---------------- | ------------------------- |
91 | `github.com` | OAuth device-flow sign-in |
92 | `api.github.com` | GitHub API calls |
89 | Host | Purpose |
90 | - | - |
91 | `github.com` | OAuth device-flow sign-in |
92 | `api.github.com` | GitHub API calls |
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9494 GitHub Enterprise Server deployments need access to the instance's own host instead. No egress to any Anthropic host is needed for GitHub data.
9595 </Step>
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