feat: read-only flag #29
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Pull Request Overview
This PR introduces a read-only flag that restricts write operations within the GitHub MCP server to help prevent unauthorized modifications.
- Added a new persistent flag "read-only" and bound it via viper in cmd/github-mcp-server/main.go.
- Updated the runStdioServer function signature and its invocation to include the readOnly parameter.
- Modified the NewServer function in pkg/github/server.go to conditionally add write tools based on the readOnly flag.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| cmd/github-mcp-server/main.go | Added a "read-only" flag and updated function calls to pass the flag value. |
| pkg/github/server.go | Updated the NewServer function to gate write operations using the readOnly flag. |
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pkg/github/server.go:37
- The new condition controlling the addition of write-related tools for GitHub operations is introduced here without associated tests.
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SamMorrowDrums force-pushed the read-only branch from f1f74f1 to 9b69085 Compare 
SamMorrowDrums force-pushed the read-only branch from 9b69085 to 76766b7 Compare DaleSeo pushed a commit to DaleSeo/github-mcp-server that referenced this pull request Oct 24, 2025
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Add a read-only flag and gate endpoints that would otherwise write behind it, so that people can avoid the risk that an LLM can write to their GitHub account entirely.