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List repository issues
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
List repository issues List issues in a repository. Only open issues will be listed. > [!NOTE] > GitHub's REST API considers every pull request an issue, but not every issue is a pull request. For this reason, "Issues"… [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues]
Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_list_for_repo · 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… |
milestone | string | If an integer is passed, it should refer to a milestone by its number field.… |
state | open | closed | all | Indicates the state of the issues to return. |
assignee | string | Can be the name of a user. Pass in none for issues with no assigned user, and… |
type | string | Can be the name of an issue type. If the string * is passed, issues with any… |
creator | string | The user that created the issue. |
mentioned | string | A user that's mentioned in the issue. |
issue_field_values | string | A comma-separated list of issue field filters in field_slug:value format. Only… |
labels | string | A list of comma separated label names. Example: bug,ui,@high |
sort | created | updated | comments | What to sort results by. |
direction | asc | desc | The direction to sort the results by. |
since | string | Only show results that were last updated after the given time. This is a… |
per_page | integer | The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using… |
page | integer | The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using… |
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_list_for_repo",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…"
}
}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 list repository issues tool with owner set to ….