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Update a deployment branch policy

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

Update a deployment branch policy Updates a deployment branch or tag policy for an environment. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint. [PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments/{environment_name}/deployment-branch-policies/{branch_policy_id}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_update_deployment_branch_policy · may change things.

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…
environment_name requiredstringThe name of the environment. The name must be URL encoded.…
branch_policy_id requiredintegerThe unique identifier of the branch policy.
name requiredstringThe name pattern that branches must match in order to deploy to the…

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_update_deployment_branch_policy",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "environment_name": "…",
    "branch_policy_id": 0,
    "name": "…"
  }
}

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 update a deployment branch policy tool with owner set to ….

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