Error Handling

Error Handling

This page describes how errors are handled in the GitHub MCP Server API.

Error Response Format

{
  "detail": "Error message"
}

Common Error Codes

• 400 Bad Request: Invalid parameters
• 401 Unauthorized: Authentication failed
• 403 Forbidden: Insufficient permissions
• 404 Not Found: Resource not found
• 429 Too Many Requests: Rate limit exceeded
• 500 Internal Server Error: Server error

Error Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Client
    participant MCPServer
    participant GitHub
    Client->>MCPServer: API Request
    MCPServer->>GitHub: GitHub API Call
    GitHub-->>MCPServer: Error/Failure
    MCPServer-->>Client: Error Response

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