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Get an issue
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Get an issue The API returns a 301 Moved Permanently status if the issue was transferred to another repository. If the issue was transferred to or deleted from a repository where the authenticated user lacks… [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}]
Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_get · read-only.
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. |
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_get",
"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 get an issue tool with owner set to ….