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Get a license
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Get a license Gets information about a specific license. For more information, see "Licensing a repository ." [GET /licenses/{license}]
Name on the gateway: github_api__licenses_get · read-only.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
license required | string | license parameter |
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__licenses_get",
"arguments": {
"license": "…"
}
}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 get a license tool with license set to ….