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Create a release
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Create a release Users with push access to the repository can create a release. > [!NOTE] > If the commit identified by target_commitish (or, when target_commitish is omitted, the latest commit on the default… [POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases]
Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_create_release · 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… |
tag_name required | string | The name of the tag. |
target_commitish | string | Specifies the commitish value that determines where the Git tag is created… |
name | string | The name of the release. |
body | string | Text describing the contents of the tag. |
draft | boolean | true to create a draft (unpublished) release, false to create a published one. |
prerelease | boolean | true to identify the release as a prerelease. false to identify the release as… |
discussion_category_name | string | If specified, a discussion of the specified category is created and linked to… |
generate_release_notes | boolean | Whether to automatically generate the name and body for this release. If name… |
make_latest | true | false | legacy | Specifies whether this release should be set as the latest release for 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:
{
"name": "github_api__repos_create_release",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…",
"tag_name": "…"
}
}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 release tool with owner set to ….