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When the GitHub MCP server starts, it reads the token from an environment variable (commonly GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN).
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Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
10/23/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 1/21/2027
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