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fix: use GITHUB_TOKEN in install-mcp.sh to avoid rate limiting (#486) #492

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fix: use GITHUB_TOKEN in install-mcp.sh to avoid rate limiting (#486)
dmtrKovalenko May 20, 2026
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fix: use gh auth token instead of GITHUB_TOKEN env in install-mcp.sh
dmtrKovalenko May 20, 2026
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmtrKovalenko/fff.nvim/main/install-mcp.ps

The scripts live at [`install-mcp.sh`](./install-mcp.sh) and [`install-mcp.ps1`](./install-mcp.ps1) if you want to read them first.

> **Note**: If you hit GitHub API rate limiting (403 errors), set `GITHUB_TOKEN` with a [personal access token](https://github.com/settings/tokens) to get 5000 requests/hour instead of 60:
> ```bash
> export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here
> curl -L https://dmtrkovalenko.dev/install-fff-mcp.sh | bash
> ```

It prints the exact wiring instructions for your client. Once the server is connected, ask the agent to "use fff" and it picks up the `ffgrep`, `fffind`, and `fff-multi-grep` tools.

### Recommended agent prompt
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13 changes: 12 additions & 1 deletion install-mcp.sh
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Expand Up @@ -60,7 +60,18 @@ detect_platform() {
get_latest_release_tag() {
local target="$1"
local releases_json
releases_json=$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases") \
local curl_args=(-fsSL)

# Use gh CLI token if available to avoid rate limiting
if command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
local gh_token
gh_token="$(gh auth token 2>/dev/null || true)"
if [ -n "$gh_token" ]; then
curl_args+=(-H "Authorization: token $gh_token")
fi
fi

releases_json=$(curl "${curl_args[@]}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases") \
|| error "Failed to fetch releases from https://github.com/${REPO}/releases"

# Find the first release that contains an fff-mcp binary for our platform
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