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Update a release asset

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

Update a release asset Users with push access to the repository can edit a release asset. [PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/assets/{asset_id}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_update_release_asset · 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…
`asset_id` required	`integer`	The unique identifier of the asset.
`name`	`string`	The file name of the asset.
`label`	`string`	An alternate short description of the asset. Used in place of the filename.
`state`	`string`

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_release_asset",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "asset_id": 0
  }
}

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 update a release asset tool with owner set to ….