Turn GitHub into a REST + MCP endpoint
Writ turns the GitHub actions you already do in a browser into a callable REST endpoint your software (and your AI agents) can call.
curl -X POST https://api.usewrit.app/v1/github/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer wt_8f2c...a91" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "input": { "query": "your search term" } }' No GitHub API yet? Build one in minutes
Record the GitHub task once (open a repo, then read issues and PRs) and call it as a REST endpoint and an MCP tool. No backend project, no waiting on GitHub to ship an API.
- 1Record the GitHub task once
Open the recorder and open a repo on GitHub in a real browser. Writ captures each step, including login and 2FA, into a reusable workflow.
- 2Publish it as an endpoint
One click turns the workflow into a callable REST endpoint at /v1/github/run and a matching MCP tool. Inputs become a typed schema.
- 3Call it from anything
Call GitHub from your code, a no-code tool, or an AI agent. Run it on your own machine for free, or on metered cloud.
Read the REST API docs, see what's possible on workflows, or search for another site. Free to start. See pricing.
GitHub doesn't give you the endpoint you need
GitHub has an API, but some org settings, Insights views, and enterprise admin screens are only reachable through the browser UI.
Writ closes that gap. Record the GitHub task once (or describe it to an AI session) and publish it as a REST endpoint at /v1/github/run and a matching MCP tool. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
What you can call on GitHub
Each operation below is a real GitHub action recorded into a workflow and exposed as a typed endpoint.
Returns structured fields such as repo metadata, stars, open issues, PR status: typed JSON, not raw page text.
A real GitHub endpoint, authorized with a wt_ key
POST your inputs, get structured output. Authenticate every call with a scoped wt_ key.
curl -X POST https://api.usewrit.app/v1/github/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer wt_8f2c...a91" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "input": { "query": "your search term" } }' import requests
r = requests.post(
"https://api.usewrit.app/v1/github/run",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer wt_8f2c...a91"},
json={"input": {"query": "your search term"}},
)
print(r.json()["output"]) {
"run_id": "run_gith_7b21",
"status": "succeeded",
"output": {
"repo_metadata": "...",
"stars": "...",
"open_issues": "..."
}
} Also an MCP tool. The same workflow is exposed as an MCP tool your AI agent can call. See GitHub MCP tools, or browse all MCP clients.
Login, 2FA, and dynamic pages on GitHub
The reason GitHub has no usable API is the same reason it's hard to automate. Writ handles it.
Writ signs into your own GitHub account through a Persona with 2FA for UI-only actions, or reads public repos with no login.
Three ways to build your GitHub endpoint
Pick whichever fits the task. All three produce the same callable workflow.
Built on the same engine as the recorder and workflows.
Trigger your GitHub endpoint on a change
Monitor GitHub for new release, new issue matching a label, star threshold and fire this endpoint the instant something changes.
Monitors check as fast as every 10s (10s on Enterprise). A detected change becomes an automation trigger that runs your workflow in seconds. Monitor GitHub ▸
Free on your own machine, or on cloud
Local / BYO agent
No compute charge. The agent runs on your hardware, so it can reach GitHub even from an intranet or VPN-only network, and your AI keys never leave your machine.
Writ cloud
Metered by running time at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage. No infrastructure to manage.
Other ways to work with GitHub
GitHub API questions
Does GitHub have an API?
Is there a ready-made GitHub API I can use?
Is it allowed to automate GitHub this way?
Does this work with GitHub login and 2FA?
Can I run it on my own machine?
Build a GitHub API
Record it once, then call it from your software and your AI agents. Get started free.