pi: remove redundant github MCP #
• 132 words • 1 min
I’ve finally removed the GitHub MCP server from my Pi configuration, after piloting it for a while with pi-mcp-adapter.
GitHub already has a mature CLI (gh
) installed and authenticated:
shell
% gh --version
gh version 2.97.0 (2026-07-31)
https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.97.0
% gh auth status
github.com
✓ Logged in to github.com account thiagowfx (keyring)
- Active account: true
- Git operations protocol: ssh
gh
handles pull requests, issues, workflows, and releases directly. Anything
else remains available through gh api
, including GraphQL. The MCP server added another interface without adding capability.
diff
{
"mcpServers": {
- "github": {
- "auth": "bearer",
- "bearerToken": "!gh auth token",
- "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp"
- },
"slack-mcp": {
MCP remains useful for APIs without a better (or any) CLI, but it should be avoided wherever possible.
🤖 *Drafted with *
/bloggify
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source & further reading
perrotta.dev — original article