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Register an app installation for external custom properties

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

Register an app installation for external custom properties Registers a GitHub App installation so it can read and write external custom properties for an organization, and assigns it a display name. The display name must be 1 to 15 characters and contain… [POST /orgs/{org}/properties/installations]

Name on the gateway: github_api__orgs_external_properties_for_repos_register_organization_app · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
org requiredstringThe organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
installation_idintegerThe unique identifier of the GitHub App installation to register for managing…
display_name requiredstringThe display name for this app installation's external custom properties in the…

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_external_properties_for_repos_register_organization_app",
  "arguments": {
    "org": "…",
    "display_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 register an app installation for external custom properties tool with org set to ….

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