Home / Servers / GitHub API / issues_add_blocked_by_dependency
Add a dependency an issue is blocked by
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Add a dependency an issue is blocked by You can use the REST API to add a 'blocked by' relationship to an issue. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. For more information, see Rate limits… [POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/dependencies/blocked_by]
Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_add_blocked_by_dependency · 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. |
issue_id required | integer | The id of the issue that blocks the current issue |
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_blocked_by_dependency",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…",
"issue_number": 0,
"issue_id": 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 a dependency an issue is blocked by tool with owner set to ….