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DimensionPostman MCP ServerConnect AI agents directly to the Postman API.GitHub MCP ServerGitHub's official MCP server for managing repos, issues, PRs, and workflows via natural language
FMRS55 / 100 · C76 / 100 · B
Reliability9 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions9 / 2014 / 20
Maintenance11 / 2018 / 20
Documentation13 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Development teams managing API assets in Postman
  • Users who need collection, specification, and environment context in coding assistants
  • Developers who need generated API client code
  • Teams that want an AI assistant to directly operate on GitHub repos and collaboration workflows
  • Users already in the GitHub Copilot ecosystem who want a zero-deployment remote option
Not for
  • Users who need a remote server to access APIs on their local workstation
  • Users who do not use Postman workspaces, collections, specifications, or environments
  • Deployments unable to provide OAuth authorization or a valid Postman API key
  • Scenarios where you don't want the assistant to have write access to repos (enable only read-only toolsets)
  • Environments with strict network isolation for private repos that can't reach the official remote endpoint
Required permissions
  • The remote OAuth flow requires OAuth authorization
  • The EU remote server and local server require a valid Postman API key
  • The local process receives the API key through the POSTMAN_API_KEY environment variable
  • A personal access token (PAT) or OAuth App token; effective scope depends on the token's own permissions
  • Enabling toolsets like actions/issues/pull_requests grants write access — request tokens on a least-privilege basis
Risks and side effects
  • The server can perform management operations on collections, workspaces, and environments, which may modify Postman resources
  • API keys and Authorization Bearer credentials are sensitive authentication data and should not be exposed
  • The remote server cannot access APIs on the user's workstation
  • Write toolsets (creating/merging PRs, triggering workflows) can cause accidental changes if the token is overscoped — try a read-only toolset first
  • In hosted mode, credentials travel via the Authorization header — make sure the client-to-api.githubcopilot.com connection is trusted
Supported clientsClaude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Kiro, Gemini CLIClaude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, Zed, Amp
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