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List commit statuses for a reference

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

List commit statuses for a reference Users with pull access in a repository can view commit statuses for a given ref. The ref can be a SHA, a branch name, or a tag name. Statuses are returned in reverse chronological order. The first… [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}/statuses]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_list_commit_statuses_for_ref · 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…
ref requiredstringThe commit reference. Can be a commit SHA, branch name…
per_pageintegerThe number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using…
pageintegerThe page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using…

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_list_commit_statuses_for_ref",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "ref": "…"
  }
}

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 list commit statuses for a reference tool with owner set to ….

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