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Create a view for a user-owned project
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Create a view for a user-owned project Create a new view in a user-owned project. Views allow you to customize how items in a project are displayed and filtered. [POST /users/{user_id}/projectsV2/{project_number}/views]
Name on the gateway: github_api__projects_create_view_for_user · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
user_id required | string | The unique identifier of the user. |
project_number required | integer | The project's number. |
name required | string | The name of the view. |
layout required | table | board | roadmap | The layout of the view. |
filter | string | The filter query for the view. See Filtering projects for more information. |
visible_fields | array | visible_fields is not applicable to roadmap layout views. For table and board… |
sort_by | array | Sorting configuration for the view. Each element is a two-element array of… |
group_by | array | The field IDs to group items by (horizontal grouping). Supports a single… |
vertical_group_by | array | The field IDs to use as columns in board layout (vertical grouping). Supports… |
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_create_view_for_user",
"arguments": {
"user_id": "…",
"project_number": 0,
"name": "…",
"layout": "…"
}
}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 create a view for a user-owned project tool with user_id set to ….