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Update a code scanning alert
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Update a code scanning alert Updates the status of a single code scanning alert. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the security_events scope to use this endpoint with private or public repositories, or… [PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/code-scanning/alerts/{alert_number}]
Name on the gateway: github_api__code_scanning_update_alert · 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… |
alert_number required | integer | The number that identifies an alert. You can find this at… |
state required | open | dismissed | Sets the state of the code scanning alert. You must provide dismissed_reason… |
dismissed_reason | false positive | won't fix | used in tests | mitigated | **Required when the state is dismissed.** The reason for dismissing or closing… |
dismissed_comment | string | The dismissal comment associated with the dismissal of the alert. |
create_request | boolean | If true, attempt to create an alert dismissal request. |
assignees | array | The list of users to assign to the code scanning alert. An empty array… |
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__code_scanning_update_alert",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…",
"alert_number": 0,
"state": "…"
}
}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 a code scanning alert tool with owner set to ….