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Mark repository notifications as read

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

Mark repository notifications as read Marks all notifications in a repository as "read" for the current user. If the number of notifications is too large to complete in one request, you will receive a 202 Accepted status and GitHub will… [PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/notifications]

Name on the gateway: github_api__activity_mark_repo_notifications_as_read · 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…
last_read_atstringDescribes the last point that notifications were checked. Anything updated…

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__activity_mark_repo_notifications_as_read",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…"
  }
}

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 mark repository notifications as read tool with owner set to ….

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