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Set labels for an issue

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

Set labels for an issue Removes any previous labels and sets the new labels for an issue. [PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/labels]

Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_set_labels · 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.
`labels`	`array`	The names of the labels to set for the issue. The labels you set replace any…

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_set_labels",
  "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"

Use the set labels for an issue tool with owner set to ….