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Set interaction restrictions for a repository

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

Set interaction restrictions for a repository Temporarily restricts interactions to a certain type of GitHub user within the given repository. You must have owner or admin access to set these restrictions. If an interaction limit is set for the… [PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/interaction-limits]

Name on the gateway: github_api__interactions_set_restrictions_for_repo · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
owner requiredstringThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case…
repo requiredstringThe name of the repository without the .git extension. The…
limit requiredexisting_users | contributors_only | collaborators_onlyThe type of GitHub user that can comment, open issues, or create pull requests…
expiryone_day | three_days | one_week | one_month | six_monthsThe duration of the interaction restriction. Default: one_day.

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__interactions_set_restrictions_for_repo",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "limit": "…"
  }
}

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 set interaction restrictions for a repository tool with owner set to ….

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