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Create a repository Actions policy

An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create a repository Actions policy Create an Actions policy for a repository. Omitting workflow_path targets all workflows without storing an explicit condition. [POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/policies]

Name on the gateway: github_api__actions_create_repo_actions_policy · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
owner requiredstringThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case…
repo requiredstringThe name of the repository without the .git extension. The…
name requiredstringThe name of the policy.
enforcement requireddisabled | active | evaluateThe enforcement level of the ruleset. evaluate allows admins to test rules…
conditionsobjectConditions for a repository Actions policy. The object may be empty to…
rulesarrayAn array of rules within the policy.

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:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "github_api__actions_create_repo_actions_policy",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "name": "…",
    "enforcement": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the GitHub API server directly, which lists 1,221 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
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 a repository actions policy tool with owner set to ….

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