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Get a gist revision

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

Get a gist revision Gets a specified gist revision. This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types." - **application/vnd.github.raw+json**: Returns the raw markdown.… [GET /gists/{gist_id}/{sha}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__gists_get_revision · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
gist_id requiredstringThe unique identifier of the gist.
sha requiredstringsha parameter

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__gists_get_revision",
  "arguments": {
    "gist_id": "…",
    "sha": "…"
  }
}

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 get a gist revision tool with gist_id set to ….

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