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Fork a gist
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Fork a gist [POST /gists/{gist_id}/forks]
Name on the gateway: github_api__gists_fork · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
gist_id required | string | The unique identifier of the gist. |
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__gists_fork",
"arguments": {
"gist_id": "…"
}
}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 fork a gist tool with gist_id set to ….