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Create an issue comment

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

Create an issue comment You can use the REST API to create comments on issues and pull requests. Every pull request is an issue, but not every issue is a pull request. This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content… [POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/comments]

Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_create_comment · 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…
issue_number requiredintegerThe number that identifies the issue.
body requiredstringThe contents of the comment.

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__issues_create_comment",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "issue_number": 0,
    "body": "…"
  }
}

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 create an issue comment tool with owner set to ….

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