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:

  1. Connect GitHub in ChatGPT/Codex.
  2. Access GitHub successfully.
  3. Try to access the private repository above.
  4. Grant read access to the repository.
  5. 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.

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