github/github-mcp-server · error

failed to create observability exporters: %w

Error message

failed to create observability exporters: %w

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at internal/ghmcp/server.go:157

	}

	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,
		},
		cfg.ContentWindowSize,
		featureChecker,
		obs,
	)
	// Build and register the tool/resource/prompt inventory
	inventoryBuilder := github.NewInventory(cfg.Translator, github.WithHost(hostType)).
		WithDeprecatedAliases(github.DeprecatedToolAliases).
		WithReadOnly(cfg.ReadOnly).

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/ghmcp/server.go:157 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/879849d395ede42b. Report an issue: GitHub.