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docs: update MCP gh extension setup instructions #77

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Expand Up @@ -167,13 +167,18 @@ Add to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gh-attach": {
"command": "gh",
"args": ["attach", "mcp", "--transport", "stdio"]
"command": "bash",
"args": [
"-lc",
"export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"$(gh auth token)\" && exec gh attach mcp --transport stdio"
]
}
}
}
```

This wrapper requires `bash` and an authenticated GitHub CLI session (`gh auth login`). It resolves the token at startup instead of storing it in the config file, but the token is still present in the MCP server process environment while it is running. If `bash` is unavailable, use the standalone CLI setup instead.

### VS Code / GitHub Copilot

Add to `.vscode/settings.json`:
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"servers": {
"gh-attach": {
"type": "local",
"command": "gh",
"args": ["attach", "mcp", "--transport", "stdio"],
"command": "bash",
"args": [
"-lc",
"export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"$(gh auth token)\" && exec gh attach mcp --transport stdio"
],
"tools": ["*"]
}
}
}
}
```

This wrapper requires `bash` and an authenticated GitHub CLI session (`gh auth login`). It resolves the token at startup instead of storing it in the config file, but the token is still present in the MCP server process environment while it is running. If `bash` is unavailable, use the standalone CLI setup instead.

If you prefer `npx`, use `command: "npx"` and prepend `--registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com`, `@addono/gh-attach` to the `args` array.

## Configuration
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