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Get status checks protection

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

Get status checks protection Protected branches are available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations, and in public and private repositories with GitHub Pro, GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise… [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/protection/required_status_checks]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_get_status_checks_protection · 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…
branch requiredstringThe name of the branch. Cannot contain wildcard…

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_get_status_checks_protection",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "branch": "…"
  }
}

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 get status checks protection tool with owner set to ….

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