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Add a repository collaborator
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Add a repository collaborator Add a user to a repository with a specified level of access. If the repository is owned by an organization, this API does not add the user to the organization - a user that has repository access… [PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators/{username}]
Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_add_collaborator · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
owner required | string | The account owner of the repository. The name is not case… |
repo required | string | The name of the repository without the .git extension. The… |
username required | string | The handle for the GitHub user account. |
permission | string | The permission to grant the collaborator. **Only valid on organization-owned… |
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__repos_add_collaborator",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…",
"username": "…"
}
}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 a repository collaborator tool with owner set to ….