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Get a release by tag name

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

Get a release by tag name Get a published release with the specified tag. [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tags/{tag}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_get_release_by_tag · read-only.

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` required	`string`	tag parameter

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_get_release_by_tag",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "tag": "…"
  }
}

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"

Use the get a release by tag name tool with owner set to ….