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Create or update an environment secret
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Create or update an environment secret Creates or updates an environment secret with an encrypted value. Encrypt your secret using LibSodium. For more information, see "Encrypting secrets for the REST API." Authenticated users must have… [PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments/{environment_name}/secrets/{secret_name}]
Name on the gateway: github_api__actions_create_or_update_environment_secret · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
owner required | string | The account owner of the repository. The name is not case… |
repo required | string | The name of the repository without the .git extension. The… |
environment_name required | string | The name of the environment. The name must be URL encoded.… |
secret_name required | string | The name of the secret. |
encrypted_value required | string | Value for your secret, encrypted with LibSodium using the public key retrieved… |
key_id required | string | ID of the key you used to encrypt the secret. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "github_api__actions_create_or_update_environment_secret",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…",
"environment_name": "…",
"secret_name": "…",
"encrypted_value": "…",
"key_id": "…"
}
}Or connect the GitHub API server directly, which lists 1,221 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-github-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/github-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the create or update an environment secret tool with owner set to ….