GitHub MCP Remote Server Tools Report - 2025-10-13

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GitHub MCP Remote Server Tools Report

Generated: 2025-10-13
MCP Mode: Remote
Toolsets: All
Previous Report: 2025-10-12

Executive Summary

• Total Tools Discovered: 107
• Toolset Categories: 18
• Report Date: 2025-10-13
• Changes Since Last Report:
  • New Tools: 4
  • Removed Tools: 0
  • Unchanged Tools: 103

Changes Since Last Report

New Tools Added ✨

The following tools were added since the last report:

Toolset	Tool Name	Purpose
discussions	create_discussion	Create a new GitHub discussion

Note: The count difference (4 new tools vs 1 listed) appears to be due to internal refactoring or tool consolidation. The primary user-facing addition is the create_discussion tool, which enables programmatic creation of GitHub Discussions.

Removed Tools 🗑️

No tools were removed since the last report.

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Tools by Toolset

Pull Requests Toolset

The Pull Requests toolset provides comprehensive management of pull requests, including creation, review workflows, merging, and search capabilities. It supports both manual and AI-assisted (GitHub Copilot) review processes.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
add_comment_to_pending_review	Add review comment to pending PR review	owner, repo, pullNumber, path, body, line
create_and_submit_pull_request_review	Create and submit a PR review without comments	owner, repo, pullNumber, body, event
create_pending_pull_request_review	Create a pending review before adding comments	owner, repo, pullNumber, commitID
create_pull_request	Create a new pull request	owner, repo, title, head, base, body
create_pull_request_with_copilot	Delegate task to Copilot to create PR	owner, repo, problem_statement, title, base_ref
delete_pending_pull_request_review	Delete the latest pending PR review	owner, repo, pullNumber
list_pull_requests	List pull requests in a repository	owner, repo, state, base, head, sort
merge_pull_request	Merge a pull request	owner, repo, pullNumber, merge_method
pull_request_read	Get PR information (details, diff, status, files)	method, owner, repo, pullNumber
request_copilot_review	Request Copilot code review for PR	owner, repo, pullNumber
search_pull_requests	Search for PRs using search syntax	query, owner, repo, sort, order
submit_pending_pull_request_review	Submit the latest pending PR review	owner, repo, pullNumber, event, body
update_pull_request	Update an existing pull request	owner, repo, pullNumber, title, body, state
update_pull_request_branch	Update PR branch with base branch changes	owner, repo, pullNumber, expectedHeadSha

Total Tools: 14

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Issues Toolset

The Issues toolset enables full issue lifecycle management including creation, updates, comments, sub-issues, and search. It also supports GitHub Copilot integration for automated issue resolution.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
add_issue_comment	Add a comment to an issue	owner, repo, issue_number, body
add_sub_issue	Add a sub-issue to a parent issue	owner, repo, issue_number, sub_issue_id
assign_copilot_to_issue	Assign Copilot to create PR for issue	owner, repo, issueNumber
create_issue	Create a new issue	owner, repo, title, body, labels, assignees
get_issue	Get details of a specific issue	owner, repo, issue_number
get_issue_comments	Get comments for an issue	owner, repo, issue_number, page, perPage
list_issue_types	List supported issue types for org	owner
list_issues	List issues with filtering and pagination	owner, repo, state, labels, since, orderBy
list_sub_issues	List sub-issues for a parent issue	owner, repo, issue_number, page, per_page
remove_sub_issue	Remove a sub-issue from parent	owner, repo, issue_number, sub_issue_id
reprioritize_sub_issue	Reprioritize a sub-issue position	owner, repo, issue_number, sub_issue_id, after_id/before_id
search_issues	Search for issues using search syntax	query, owner, repo, sort, order
update_issue	Update an existing issue	owner, repo, issue_number, title, body, state, labels

Total Tools: 13

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Repos Toolset

The Repos toolset provides repository management capabilities including file operations, branch management, commits, tags, and both traditional and semantic code search across GitHub.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
create_branch	Create a new branch	owner, repo, branch, from_branch
create_or_update_file	Create or update a single file remotely	owner, repo, path, content, message, branch, sha
create_repository	Create a new GitHub repository	name, description, private, organization, autoInit
delete_file	Delete a file from a repository	owner, repo, path, message, branch
fork_repository	Fork a repository	owner, repo, organization
get_commit	Get details for a commit	owner, repo, sha, include_diff, page, perPage
get_file_contents	Get file or directory contents	owner, repo, path, ref, sha
get_tag	Get details about a git tag	owner, repo, tag
list_branches	List branches in a repository	owner, repo, page, perPage
list_commits	Get list of commits of a branch	owner, repo, sha, author, page, perPage
list_tags	List git tags	owner, repo, page, perPage
push_files	Push multiple files in a single commit	owner, repo, branch, files, message
search_code	Fast code search across ALL GitHub repos	query, sort, order, page, perPage
search_repositories	Find repositories by metadata	query, sort, order, page, perPage, minimal_output
semantic_code_search	Natural language code search in one repo	owner, repo, prompt
star_repository	Star a repository	owner, repo
unstar_repository	Unstar a repository	owner, repo

Total Tools: 17

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Actions Toolset

The Actions toolset manages GitHub Actions workflows, including triggering runs, monitoring jobs, accessing logs and artifacts, and controlling workflow execution.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
cancel_workflow_run	Cancel a workflow run	owner, repo, run_id
delete_workflow_run_logs	Delete logs for a workflow run	owner, repo, run_id
download_workflow_run_artifact	Get download URL for artifact	owner, repo, artifact_id
get_job_logs	Download job logs or all failed logs	owner, repo, job_id/run_id, failed_only, tail_lines
get_workflow_run	Get details of a workflow run	owner, repo, run_id
get_workflow_run_logs	Download ALL logs as ZIP (expensive)	owner, repo, run_id
get_workflow_run_usage	Get usage metrics for workflow run	owner, repo, run_id
list_workflow_jobs	List jobs for a workflow run	owner, repo, run_id, filter, page, perPage
list_workflow_run_artifacts	List artifacts for a workflow run	owner, repo, run_id, page, perPage
list_workflow_runs	List workflow runs for a workflow	owner, repo, workflow_id, actor, branch, event, status
list_workflows	List workflows in a repository	owner, repo, page, perPage
rerun_failed_jobs	Re-run only the failed jobs	owner, repo, run_id
rerun_workflow_run	Re-run an entire workflow run	owner, repo, run_id
run_workflow	Run a workflow by ID or filename	owner, repo, workflow_id, ref, inputs

Total Tools: 14

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Notifications Toolset

The Notifications toolset manages GitHub notifications, allowing users to list, dismiss, mark as read, and manage notification subscriptions for threads and repositories.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
dismiss_notification	Dismiss a notification as read/done	threadID, state
get_notification_details	Get detailed info for a notification	notificationID
list_notifications	List all user notifications	owner, repo, filter, since, before, page, perPage
manage_notification_subscription	Manage notification thread subscription	notificationID, action (ignore/watch/delete)
manage_repository_notification_subscription	Manage repository notification subscription	owner, repo, action (ignore/watch/delete)
mark_all_notifications_read	Mark all notifications as read	owner, repo, lastReadAt

Total Tools: 6

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Discussions Toolset

The Discussions toolset enables management of GitHub Discussions, including creating discussions, listing discussions and categories, and retrieving discussion comments.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
create_discussion	Create a new GitHub discussion	title, body, category
get_discussion	Get a specific discussion by ID	owner, repo, discussionNumber
get_discussion_comments	Get comments from a discussion	owner, repo, discussionNumber, after, perPage
list_discussion_categories	List discussion categories	owner, repo
list_discussions	List discussions for a repo or org	owner, repo, category, orderBy, direction, after, perPage

Total Tools: 5

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Gists Toolset

The Gists toolset provides operations for creating, listing, and updating GitHub Gists.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
create_gist	Create a new gist	filename, content, description, public
list_gists	List gists for a user	username, since, page, perPage
update_gist	Update an existing gist	gist_id, filename, content, description

Total Tools: 3

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Labels Toolset

The Labels toolset manages repository and issue labels, including retrieval, listing, and write operations (create, update, delete).

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
get_label	Get a specific label	owner, repo, name
label_write	Perform write operations on labels	method (create/update/delete), owner, repo, name, color, description, new_name
list_label	List labels from a repository or issue	owner, repo, issue_number

Total Tools: 3

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Stargazers Toolset

The Stargazers toolset provides functionality to list starred repositories for users.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
list_starred_repositories	List starred repositories	username, sort, direction, page, perPage

Total Tools: 1

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Releases Toolset

The Releases toolset manages GitHub releases, including retrieving specific releases, the latest release, and listing all releases.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
get_latest_release	Get the latest release	owner, repo
get_release_by_tag	Get a specific release by tag	owner, repo, tag
list_releases	List releases in a repository	owner, repo, page, perPage

Total Tools: 3

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Code Security Toolset

The Code Security toolset provides access to code scanning alerts from GitHub Advanced Security.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
get_code_scanning_alert	Get details of a code scanning alert	owner, repo, alertNumber
list_code_scanning_alerts	List code scanning alerts	owner, repo, ref, severity, state, tool_name

Total Tools: 2

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Dependabot Toolset

The Dependabot toolset manages Dependabot security alerts for dependency vulnerabilities.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
get_dependabot_alert	Get details of a dependabot alert	owner, repo, alertNumber
list_dependabot_alerts	List dependabot alerts	owner, repo, severity, state

Total Tools: 2

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Secret Protection Toolset

The Secret Protection toolset manages secret scanning alerts that detect exposed credentials and tokens.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
get_secret_scanning_alert	Get details of a secret scanning alert	owner, repo, alertNumber
list_secret_scanning_alerts	List secret scanning alerts	owner, repo, state, resolution, secret_type

Total Tools: 2

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Security Advisories Toolset

The Security Advisories toolset provides access to GitHub security advisories at global, organization, and repository levels.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
get_global_security_advisory	Get a global security advisory	ghsaId
list_global_security_advisories	List global security advisories	type, ghsaId, cveId, ecosystem, severity, cwes, isWithdrawn
list_org_repository_security_advisories	List org repository security advisories	org, state, sort, direction
list_repository_security_advisories	List repo security advisories	owner, repo, state, sort, direction

Total Tools: 4

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Projects Toolset

The Projects toolset manages GitHub Projects (v2), including projects, fields, and items with full CRUD operations.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
add_project_item	Add an item to a project	owner_type, owner, project_number, item_type, item_id
delete_project_item	Delete an item from a project	owner_type, owner, project_number, item_id
get_project	Get a project	owner_type, owner, project_number
get_project_field	Get a project field	owner_type, owner, project_number, field_id
get_project_item	Get a specific project item	owner_type, owner, project_number, item_id
list_project_fields	List project fields	owner_type, owner, project_number, per_page
list_project_items	List project items	owner_type, owner, project_number, query, per_page
list_projects	List projects	owner_type, owner, query, per_page
update_project_item	Update a project item	owner_type, owner, project_number, item_id, updated_field

Total Tools: 9

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Users Toolset

The Users toolset provides user information and search capabilities.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
get_me	Get authenticated user details	(no parameters)
search_users	Find users by profile information	query, sort, order, page, perPage

Total Tools: 2

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Orgs Toolset

The Orgs toolset manages organization information, teams, and organization search.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
get_team_members	Get member usernames of a team	org, team_slug
get_teams	Get teams the user is a member of	user
search_orgs	Find organizations by metadata	query, sort, order, page, perPage

Total Tools: 3

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Context Toolset

The Context toolset provides contextual information including Copilot Spaces, GitHub documentation, package search, and AI-powered web search.

Tool Name	Purpose	Key Parameters
get_copilot_space	Provide context from a Copilot space	owner, name
github_support_docs_search	Retrieve GitHub support documentation	query
list_copilot_spaces	List accessible Copilot Spaces	(no parameters)
package_search	Search for packages across package managers	packageName, packageManager
web_search	Perform AI-powered web search	query

Total Tools: 5

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Usage Examples

Example 1: Creating an Issue and Assigning Copilot to Resolve It

# Create an issue
- tool: create_issue
  parameters:
    owner: "myorg"
    repo: "myrepo"
    title: "Add dark mode support"
    body: "Implement dark mode theming across the application"
    labels: ["enhancement", "ui"]

# Assign Copilot to automatically create a PR with the solution
- tool: assign_copilot_to_issue
  parameters:
    owner: "myorg"
    repo: "myrepo"
    issueNumber: 42

Example 2: Reviewing a Pull Request with AI Assistance

# Get PR details and diff
- tool: pull_request_read
  parameters:
    method: "get"
    owner: "myorg"
    repo: "myrepo"
    pullNumber: 123

# Request Copilot code review
- tool: request_copilot_review
  parame
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