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List sub-issues

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

List sub-issues You can use the REST API to list the sub-issues on an issue. This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see Media types. - **application/vnd.github.raw+json**… [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/sub_issues]

Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_list_sub_issues · read-only.

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.
per_pageintegerThe number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using…
pageintegerThe 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:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "github_api__issues_list_sub_issues",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "issue_number": 0
  }
}

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 list sub-issues tool with owner set to ….

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