manage_issue
Create a new issue or update an existing one in a GitHub repository.
When creating: provide title and optionally body, labels, assignees, and milestone.
When updating: provide the issue number along with fields to change (title, body, state, labels, assignees).
create_release
Create a new release for a GitHub repository with a tag, name, release notes, and draft/pre-release options.
Can automatically generate release notes from commits since the last release.
list_commits
List commits on a repository branch with filtering by SHA, path, author, or date range.
list_repositories
List repositories for the authenticated user or a specific organization.
Supports filtering by type, sorting, and pagination.
review_pull_request
Submit a review on a pull request with an approve, request changes, or comment action.
Optionally include inline comments on specific files and lines. Can also request reviewers.
list_branches
List branches in a GitHub repository with optional filtering for protected branches.
manage_gist
Create, read, update, or delete GitHub Gists (code snippets).
- **create**: Create a new gist with one or more files.
- **get**: Retrieve a gist by ID.
- **update**: Update a gist's description or files.
- **delete**: Delete a gist.
- **list**: List gists for the authenticated user.
manage_file_content
Read, create, update, or delete a file in a GitHub repository.
- **read**: Retrieve file contents (decoded from Base64).
- **write**: Create or update a file. Provide Base64-encoded content and a commit message.
- **delete**: Delete a file. Requires the file's current SHA and a commit message.
comment_on_issue
Add a comment to an existing issue or pull request. Both issues and pull requests share the same comment API.
get_user
Retrieve a GitHub user's profile. Provide a username to look up any user, or omit it to get the authenticated user's profile.
list_pull_requests
List pull requests in a GitHub repository with filtering by state, head/base branch, and sorting options.
search
Search across GitHub for repositories, code, issues/pull requests, or users using GitHub's search syntax.
Supports qualifiers for filtering (e.g., "language:python stars:>100" for repositories).
merge_pull_request
Merge a pull request using the specified merge method (merge commit, squash, or rebase).
get_repository
Retrieve detailed information about a GitHub repository including its settings, statistics, and metadata.
Use this to inspect a repository's configuration, check its visibility, default branch, language, star/fork counts, and more.
manage_labels
List existing labels or create a new label in a GitHub repository. Labels can be applied to issues and pull requests for categorization.
manage_workflow
Interact with GitHub Actions workflows: list workflows, list runs, trigger a workflow dispatch, cancel or rerun a workflow run, and view run jobs.
get_issue
Retrieve detailed information about a specific issue, including its body, comments count, labels, assignees, and milestone.
list_issues
List issues in a GitHub repository with filtering and sorting options.
Filter by state, labels, assignee, milestone, and since date. Note: GitHub's API returns pull requests alongside issues — this tool filters them out.
create_repository
Create a new GitHub repository for the authenticated user or within an organization.
Supports initializing with a README, gitignore template, and license.
manage_collaborators
List, add, or remove collaborators on a GitHub repository. Control access permissions for individual users.
manage_pull_request
Create a new pull request or update an existing one.
When creating: provide head branch, base branch, and title.
When updating: provide the pull request number along with fields to change.
create_commit_status
Create a status check on a specific commit. Useful for integrating CI/CD results, deployment status, or other external checks.
Also supports reading the combined status of all checks for a given ref.
update_repository
Update settings of an existing GitHub repository.
Modify name, description, visibility, feature toggles (issues, wiki, projects), default branch, and archive status.
star_repository
Star or unstar a GitHub repository for the authenticated user.