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Update a repository ruleset

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

Update a repository ruleset Update a ruleset for a repository. [PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/rulesets/{ruleset_id}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__repos_update_repo_ruleset · 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…
`ruleset_id` required	`integer`	The ID of the ruleset.
`name`	`string`	The name of the ruleset.
`target`	`branch \| tag \| push`	The target of the ruleset
`enforcement`	`disabled \| active \| evaluate`	The enforcement level of the ruleset. evaluate allows admins to test rules…
`bypass_actors`	`array`	The actors that can bypass the rules in this ruleset
`conditions`	`object`	Parameters for a repository ruleset ref name condition
`rules`	`array`	An array of rules within the ruleset.

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_repo_ruleset",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "ruleset_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 repository ruleset tool with owner set to ….