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Add item to user owned project
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Add item to user owned project Add an issue or pull request item to the specified user owned project. [POST /users/{username}/projectsV2/{project_number}/items]
Name on the gateway: github_api__projects_add_item_for_user · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
username required | string | The handle for the GitHub user account. |
project_number required | integer | The project's number. |
type required | Issue | PullRequest | The type of item to add to the project. Must be either Issue or PullRequest. |
id | integer | The unique identifier of the issue or pull request to add to the project. |
owner | string | The repository owner login. |
repo | string | The repository name. |
number | integer | The issue or pull request number. |
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__projects_add_item_for_user",
"arguments": {
"username": "…",
"project_number": 0,
"type": "…"
}
}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 add item to user owned project tool with username set to ….