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Update an issue artifact

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

Update an issue artifact Updates the name, body, or both for an artifact attached to an issue. Updating an artifact requires permission to update the issue. The request can return 403 if the repository is read-only or… [PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/artifacts/{artifact_number}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_update_issue_artifact · may change things.

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.
artifact_number requiredintegerThe artifact number within the issue.
name requiredstringThe new human-readable name of the artifact.
bodystringThe new artifact content.

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_update_issue_artifact",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "issue_number": 0,
    "artifact_number": 0,
    "name": "…"
  }
}

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 update an issue artifact tool with owner set to ….

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