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List commits

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

List commits **Signature verification object** The response will include a verification object that describes the result of verifying the commit's signature. The following fields are included in the verification… [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_list_commits · 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…
shastringSHA or branch to start listing commits from. Default: the repository’s default…
pathstringOnly commits containing this file path will be returned.
authorstringGitHub username or email address to use to filter by commit author.
committerstringGitHub username or email address to use to filter by commit committer.
sincestringOnly show results that were last updated after the given time. This is a…
untilstringOnly commits before this date will be returned. This is a timestamp in ISO…
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_commits",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…"
  }
}

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 commits tool with owner set to ….

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