Research → repository
Save a plan, decision or brief where the next coding session can use it.
Think in ChatGPT.
Commit safely to GitHub.
Forge is the safe handoff between a conversation and your repository:
research, visual reviews and small edits become real commits and draft pull requests.
It never runs code or touches main without you.
Server
https://timcoy.uk/forge/mcpClient support varies by plan and surface. Read and screenshot tools remain useful where write actions are unavailable.
Three useful first jobs
Live page → visual review
See phone and desktop, then record the findings or make a small correction.
Small edit → draft PR
Fix copy, CSS or documentation without opening a terminal or touching main.
Five tools. Two need you.
- forge_read
Your repos, a repo’s files, or what a change did
no approval - forge_edit
Commits files on a draft change; makes the repo if new
no approval - forge_merge
Sends one link to land a change on main
you approve - forge_discard
Sends one link to throw a change away
you approve - forge_see
Captures a public page at phone and desktop
no approval
You never name a branch — describe the work, and say those words again to continue it. A commit is on GitHub the moment a tool returns.
Setting up
Add the server to your client
ChatGPT: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode. Claude: Settings → Connectors.
https://timcoy.uk/forge/mcpChatGPT custom write support currently depends on plan, workspace and surface. Use the actions your client enables.
Continue with GitHub
Your client opens a Forge page, then GitHub asks whether to let Forge act as you. That is the last time tokens come up.
Choose what it may touch
Authorizing says who you are. Installing says which repositories — all of them or a few, changeable any time from GitHub.
What it costs
Freeresearch preview, open to anyone
30screenshots per day
Unlimitedreads, commits and merges
Nothingruns — no builds, no deploys
What it will not do
- Run code
Use a coding agent for builds, tests, commands and deployments
- Touch main
Only a merge you approved moves your default branch
- See private pages
Captures need a URL that is already public
- Keep a copy
GitHub is the only place your work lives