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Bulk delete repository custom patterns

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

Bulk delete repository custom patterns Bulk deletes secret scanning custom patterns for a repository. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint. If this endpoint is only used with… [DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/secret-scanning/custom-patterns]

Name on the gateway: github_api__secret_scanning_bulk_delete_repo_custom_patterns · 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…
patterns requiredarrayThe list of custom patterns to delete.
post_delete_actiondelete_alerts | resolve_alertsWhat to do with alerts associated with the deleted patterns. delete_alerts…

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__secret_scanning_bulk_delete_repo_custom_patterns",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "patterns": []
  }
}

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 bulk delete repository custom patterns tool with owner set to ….

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