github/github-mcp-server · error

failed to create raw client: %w

Error message

failed to create raw client: %w

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at internal/ghmcp/server.go:110

	// Construct GraphQL client
	// We use NewEnterpriseClient unconditionally since we already parsed the API host
	gqlHTTPClient := &http.Client{
		Transport: &transport.BearerAuthTransport{
			Transport: &transport.GraphQLFeaturesTransport{
				Transport: http.DefaultTransport,
			},
			Token:         cfg.Token,
			TokenProvider: cfg.TokenProvider,
		},
	}

	gqlClient := githubv4.NewEnterpriseClient(graphQLURL.String(), gqlHTTPClient)

	// Create raw content client (shares REST client's HTTP transport)
	rawClient, err := raw.NewClient(restClient, rawURL)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create raw client: %w", err)
	}

	// Set up repo access cache for lockdown mode
	var repoAccessCache *lockdown.RepoAccessCache
	if cfg.LockdownMode {
		opts := []lockdown.RepoAccessOption{
			lockdown.WithLogger(cfg.Logger.With("component", "lockdown")),
		}
		if cfg.RepoAccessTTL != nil {
			opts = append(opts, lockdown.WithTTL(*cfg.RepoAccessTTL))
		}
		repoAccessCache = lockdown.NewRepoAccessCache(gqlClient, restClient, opts...)
	}

	return &githubClients{
		rest:         restClient,
		restUATransp: restUATransport,
		gql:          gqlClient,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/ghmcp/server.go:110 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/1673749b6be0f91f. Report an issue: GitHub.