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Update an environment variable
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Update an environment variable Updates an environment variable that you can reference in a GitHub Actions workflow. Authenticated users must have collaborator access to a repository to create, update, or read variables. OAuth app… [PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments/{environment_name}/variables/{name}]
Name on the gateway: github_api__actions_update_environment_variable · 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.… |
name required | string | The name of the variable. |
body_name | string | The name of the variable. |
value | string | The value of the variable. |
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_update_environment_variable",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…",
"environment_name": "…",
"name": "…"
}
}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 update an environment variable tool with owner set to ….