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Create an autolink reference for a repository

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

Create an autolink reference for a repository Users with admin access to the repository can create an autolink. [POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/autolinks]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_create_autolink · may change things.

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…
key_prefix requiredstringThis prefix appended by certain characters will generate a link any time it is…
url_template requiredstringThe URL must contain for the reference number. matches different characters…
is_alphanumericbooleanWhether this autolink reference matches alphanumeric characters. If true, the…

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_create_autolink",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "key_prefix": "…",
    "url_template": "…"
  }
}

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 create an autolink reference for a repository tool with owner set to ….

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