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Create an organization webhook

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

Create an organization webhook Create a hook that posts payloads in JSON format. You must be an organization owner to use this endpoint. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need admin:org_hook scope. OAuth apps… [POST /orgs/{org}/hooks]

Name on the gateway: github_api__orgs_create_webhook · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
org requiredstringThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
name requiredstringMust be passed as "web".
config requiredobjectKey/value pairs to provide settings for this webhook.
eventsarrayDetermines what events the hook is triggered for. Set to ["*"] to receive all…
activebooleanDetermines if notifications are sent when the webhook is triggered. Set to…

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__orgs_create_webhook",
  "arguments": {
    "org": "…",
    "name": "…",
    "config": "…"
  }
}

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 create an organization webhook tool with org set to ….

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