Merge a branch

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

Merge a branch [POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/merges]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_merge · 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…
`base` required	`string`	The name of the base branch that the head will be merged into.
`head` required	`string`	The head to merge. This can be a branch name or a commit SHA1.
`commit_message`	`string`	Commit message to use for the merge commit. If omitted, a default message will…

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_merge",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "base": "…",
    "head": "…"
  }
}

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 merge a branch tool with owner set to ….