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Add assignees to an issue
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Add assignees to an issue Adds up to 10 assignees to an issue. Users already assigned to an issue are not replaced. [POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees]
Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_add_assignees · 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… |
issue_number required | integer | The number that identifies the issue. |
assignees | array | Usernames of people to assign this issue to. _NOTE: Only users with push… |
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__issues_add_assignees",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…",
"issue_number": 0
}
}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 add assignees to an issue tool with owner set to ….