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Support GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN for OAuth and PAT compatibility #1677

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Update e2e tests to use GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN 
- Update e2e tests to use new GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN variable
- Update e2e README documentation

Co-authored-by: SamMorrowDrums <4811358+SamMorrowDrums@users.noreply.github.com>
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Expand Up @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Since these tests require a token to interact with real resources on the GitHub
GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_E2E_TOKEN=<YOUR TOKEN> go test -v --tags e2e ./e2e
```

The `GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_E2E_TOKEN` environment variable is mapped to `GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` internally, but separated to avoid accidental reuse of credentials.
The `GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_E2E_TOKEN` environment variable is mapped to `GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN` internally, but separated to avoid accidental reuse of credentials.

## Example

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions e2e/e2e_test.go
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Expand Up @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func setupMCPClient(t *testing.T, options ...clientOption) *mcp.ClientSession {
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN", // Personal access token is all required
"GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN", // GitHub access token (PAT or OAuth)
}

host := getE2EHost()
Expand All @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func setupMCPClient(t *testing.T, options ...clientOption) *mcp.ClientSession {
// Construct the env vars for the MCP Client to execute docker with
// We need to include os.Environ() so docker can find its socket and config
dockerEnvVars := append(os.Environ(),
fmt.Sprintf("GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=%s", token),
fmt.Sprintf("GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=%s", token),
fmt.Sprintf("GITHUB_TOOLSETS=%s", strings.Join(opts.enabledToolsets, ",")),
)

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