feat(auth): add custom github app authentication with automatic token refresh#2906
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Summary
Adds custom GitHub App (Server-to-Server) authentication support with automatic token refresh and retry mechanisms for the local (stdio) MCP server.
Why
This change is needed to allow the MCP server to run securely as a GitHub App installation in automated, CI/CD, or enterprise environments without relying on Personal Access Tokens (PATs) or interactive OAuth logins.
What changed
NewGitHubAppTokenSourceinpkg/utils/github_app.goto support automatic JWT signing and installation access token requests.go-resty/resty/v2with exponential backoff retries for 5xx/429/network errors.cmd/github-mcp-server/main.goto expose App ID, Installation ID, and Private Key configuration CLI flags and environment variables.internal/ghmcp/server.go,pkg/http/server.go,pkg/github/dependencies.go) to consume standardoauth2.TokenSource.pkg/utils/github_app_test.goand documented configurations inREADME.md.MCP impact
Prompts tested (tool changes only)
N/A - No tool changes
Security / limits
Tool renaming
Lint & tests
./script/lint./script/testgithub_app_test.goand verified they pass alongside existing test suites.Docs
README.mdto document the new GitHub App configurations.