Project Management

GitHub Projects

Manage GitHub Projects boards, issues, and workflows directly from your AI coding agent.

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Overview

GitHub Projects provides a flexible project management layer built directly into GitHub. AI coding agents can create, update, and manage project boards, issues, and pull requests without leaving the development environment.

With MCP server integration, agents can automate common project management tasks like triaging issues, updating project board columns, assigning team members, and linking pull requests to project items. This creates a seamless workflow where code changes and project tracking stay synchronized.

The integration supports GitHub Projects V2 with custom fields, views, and automated workflows. Teams can leverage AI agents to maintain project boards, generate status reports, and ensure issues are properly categorized and prioritized.

Who Is This For?

Automatically triage and label new GitHub issues
Update project board status when PRs are merged
Generate weekly project status summaries
Create and organize project milestones from requirements

Installation

Setup for Claude Code

npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code mcp add github-projects -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github

Configuration

// .mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": { "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-token>" }
    }
  }
}