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Get an installation for the authenticated app

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

Get an installation for the authenticated app Enables an authenticated GitHub App to find an installation's information using the installation id. You must use a JWT to access this endpoint. [GET /app/installations/{installation_id}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__apps_get_installation · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
installation_id requiredintegerThe unique identifier of the installation.

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__apps_get_installation",
  "arguments": {
    "installation_id": 0
  }
}

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"

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