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Evidence fieldUI5 Web Components MCPShortlist candidateGitHub MCPMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for
  • Use accurate UI5 Web Components documentation inside coding agents
  • Use accurate UI5 Web Components documentation inside coding agents.
  • Repository, issue, pull-request, and code context
  • Teams that can issue a narrowly scoped PAT or use the hosted OAuth flow
  • Read-only GitHub investigation using restricted toolsets
Not ideal for
  • Primarily read-oriented documentation access. Standard supply-chain risks of executing an npm package remain; pin versions in controlled environments if reproducibility matters.
  • Git hosting outside GitHub
  • Users unable to run Docker for the documented local configuration
  • Workflows that need only a small amount of public repository context
Avoid when
  • Primarily read-oriented documentation access. Standard supply-chain risks of executing an npm package remain; pin versions in controlled environments if reproducibility matters.
  • You cannot restrict the token to the necessary repositories and scopes
  • The agent must not receive private repository, issue, pull-request, or user data
  • Your organization has not approved the OAuth app or PAT policy
Provenance
Provenance details

Ecosystem official

SAP / UI5 · Publisher source ↗

First-party MCP

GitHub · Publisher source ↗

Maintenance
Maintenance details

Repo: Not documented

Package: Not documented

Repo: Sep 22, 2026

Package: Not documented

Popularity evidence
GitHub stars

19

GitHub stars · checked 2026-10-20

33,158

GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-24T04:14:26.342000Z

Package downloads / 30 days

1,276

package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-10-20

No reliable download data
Client coverage
Client coverage detailsNot documented
Claude Code✓ Streamable HTTP
Claude Desktop✓ Streamable HTTP
Codex✓ Streamable HTTP
VS Code✓ Streamable HTTP
Cursor✓ Streamable HTTP
OpenCode✓ Streamable HTTP
Client coverage noteLocal stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
AuthenticationNo authentication is required for the local stdio server.Hosted service supports OAuth; local stdio uses GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN. GitHub recommends minimum scopes, separate tokens, rotation, and environment-variable handling.
CostNo separate MCP fee is documented.The open-source server is MIT licensed. GitHub account, Copilot, Enterprise, Actions, API, or other product charges and limits may apply independently.
PermissionsCurrent tools are documentation/API retrieval tools for UI5 Web Components; the reviewed tool surface does not expose project mutation operations.Access follows the authenticated GitHub identity and granted OAuth/PAT permissions. The server supports tool allow-lists, read-only mode, repository-oriented toolsets, and lockdown mode; write tools remain possible unless read-only mode is enabled.
Data handlingThe npm package runs locally and serves bundled/fetched UI5 Web Components documentation to the MCP client.Repository contents, issues, pull requests, users, actions, and other enabled GitHub API data may be returned to the MCP client. The local server passes requests to GitHub; the hosted server is operated by GitHub. Do not place PATs in committed configuration.
Limitations
Tradeoffs
  • Shortlist evidence is sufficient for identity, setup and task value; authenticated runtime tool-schema measurement and exhaustive security certification remain out of scope.
  • The default local toolsets include repositories, issues, pull requests, users, and context; limiting toolsets reduces capability and context size.
  • Local Docker keeps the MCP process local but still sends authorized requests to GitHub APIs.
  • PAT setup is explicit and portable, while hosted OAuth is easier but relies on GitHub's remote MCP service.
Risk contextLow direct side-effect risk. The main operational risks are normal local package/supply-chain execution and relying on generated advice without code review.A broadly scoped token plus write-capable tools can alter repositories and collaboration records. Prefer fine-grained credentials, repository restriction, explicit toolsets, GITHUB_READ_ONLY=1, and lockdown mode where public-content prompt injection is a concern.
Evidence date
Editorial review2026-10-192026-07-24
Candidate evidence2026-10-202026-09-24T04:25:05.554391Z

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