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Get a secret for the authenticated user
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Get a secret for the authenticated user Gets a development environment secret available to a user's codespaces without revealing its encrypted value. The authenticated user must have Codespaces access to use this endpoint. OAuth app… [GET /user/codespaces/secrets/{secret_name}]
Name on the gateway: github_api__codespaces_get_secret_for_authenticated_user · read-only.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
secret_name required | string | The name of the secret. |
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__codespaces_get_secret_for_authenticated_user",
"arguments": {
"secret_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 get a secret for the authenticated user tool with secret_name set to ….