README-WINDOWS-SECTION.md

Installation

Windows Users (Recommended - Zero Dependencies)

Download the standalone executable - no Python installation required:

1. Go to Releases
2. Download github-mcp-safe-windows.exe
3. Move to your preferred location (e.g., C:\Program Files\github-mcp-safe\)
4. Done! Run it from command line or PowerShell

# Test the executable
.\github-mcp-safe-windows.exe --version

# Add to Claude Desktop config
notepad $env:APPDATA\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-safe": {
      "command": "C:\\Program Files\\github-mcp-safe\\github-mcp-safe-windows.exe",
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Benefits:

• ✅ No Python installation needed
• ✅ No UV package manager required
• ✅ No dependency conflicts
• ✅ Enterprise IT-approved (standalone executable)
• ✅ Works on locked-down corporate machines

File size: ~45MB (includes all dependencies)

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Python Users (All Platforms)

# Using UV (recommended)
uv pip install github-mcp-safe

# Using pip
pip install github-mcp-safe

Then add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-safe": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "github-mcp-safe"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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From Source (Developers)

git clone https://github.com/JonathanMelton-FusionAL/github-mcp-safe.git
cd github-mcp-safe
uv sync
uv run github-mcp-safe