GitHub connector loses all tools after granting access to a private repository
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Aug 25, 2026 by ferminquant
The GitHub connector becomes unusable after granting access to a private repository.
Repository: https://github.com/ferminquant/fermin-voice-skill
Steps:
- Connect GitHub in ChatGPT/Codex.
- Access GitHub successfully.
- Try to access the private repository above.
- Grant read access to the repository.
- Retry GitHub operations.
After permission was granted, every GitHub tool returned:
MCP error -32001: Unknown tool
This affected github.get_repo, github.fetch, github.fetch_file, github.get_profile, and github.create_issue.
Expected behavior:
The connector should refresh its authorization and allow access to the private repository. Existing GitHub tools should continue working.