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Delete a package version for the authenticated user

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

Delete a package version for the authenticated user Deletes a specific package version for a package owned by the authenticated user. If the package is public and the package version has more than 5,000 downloads, you cannot delete the package… [DELETE /user/packages/{package_type}/{package_name}/versions/{package_version_id}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__packages_delete_package_version_for_authenticated_user · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
package_type requirednpm | maven | rubygems | docker | nuget | containerThe type of supported package. Packages in GitHub's Gradle…
package_name requiredstringThe name of the package.
package_version_id requiredintegerUnique identifier of the package version.

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__packages_delete_package_version_for_authenticated_user",
  "arguments": {
    "package_type": "…",
    "package_name": "…",
    "package_version_id": 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"

Try asking

Use the delete a package version for the authenticated user tool with package_type set to ….

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