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Lock an issue
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Lock an issue Users with push access can lock an issue or pull request's conversation. Note that, if you choose not to pass any parameters, you'll need to set Content-Length to zero when calling out to this… [PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/lock]
Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_lock · 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. |
lock_reason | off-topic | too heated | resolved | spam | The reason for locking the issue or pull request conversation. Lock will fail… |
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_lock",
"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 lock an issue tool with owner set to ….