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Check if a user is a repository collaborator

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

Check if a user is a repository collaborator For organization-owned repositories, the list of collaborators includes outside collaborators, organization members that are direct collaborators, organization members with access through team… [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators/{username}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_check_collaborator · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
owner requiredstringThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case…
repo requiredstringThe name of the repository without the .git extension. The…
username requiredstringThe handle for the GitHub user account.

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__repos_check_collaborator",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "username": "…"
  }
}

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 check if a user is a repository collaborator tool with owner set to ….

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