github/github-mcp-server · error

failed to create GitHub clients: %w

Error message

failed to create GitHub clients: %w

What it means

Error "failed to create GitHub clients: %w" thrown in github/github-mcp-server.

Source

Thrown at internal/ghmcp/server.go:148

		raw:          rawClient,
		repoAccess:   repoAccessCache,
	}, nil
}

func NewStdioMCPServer(ctx context.Context, cfg github.MCPServerConfig) (*mcp.Server, error) {
	apiHost, err := utils.NewAPIHost(cfg.Host)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse API host: %w", err)
	}

	hostType, err := utils.ParseHostType(cfg.Host)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to classify API host: %w", err)
	}

	clients, err := createGitHubClients(cfg, apiHost)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create GitHub clients: %w", err)
	}

	// Create feature checker — resolves explicit features + insiders expansion
	featureChecker := createFeatureChecker(cfg.EnabledFeatures, cfg.InsidersMode)

	// Create dependencies for tool handlers
	obs, err := observability.NewExporters(cfg.Logger, metrics.NewNoopMetrics())
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create observability exporters: %w", err)
	}
	deps := github.NewBaseDeps(
		clients.rest,
		clients.gql,
		clients.raw,
		clients.repoAccess,
		cfg.Translator,
		github.FeatureFlags{
			LockdownMode: cfg.LockdownMode,

View on GitHub (pinned to 0ea1f775a7)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/ghmcp/server.go:148 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of github/github-mcp-server@0ea1f775a7 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/84702d82a2eca408. Report an issue: GitHub.