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Update a repository custom pattern
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Update a repository custom pattern Updates a secret scanning custom pattern 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 public… [PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/secret-scanning/custom-patterns/{pattern_id}]
Name on the gateway: github_api__secret_scanning_update_repo_custom_pattern · 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… |
pattern_id required | integer | The ID of the custom pattern. |
pattern | string | The updated regular expression of the custom pattern. |
start_delimiter | string | The updated start delimiter regex for the custom pattern. |
end_delimiter | string | The updated end delimiter regex for the custom pattern. |
must_match | array | Updated list of regexes that the secret must match. |
must_not_match | array | Updated list of regexes that the secret must not match. |
custom_pattern_version required | string | The version of the entity. This is used to confirm you're updating the current… |
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:
{
"name": "github_api__secret_scanning_update_repo_custom_pattern",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…",
"pattern_id": 0,
"custom_pattern_version": "…"
}
}Or connect the GitHub API server directly, which lists 1,221 tools including this one:
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 repository custom pattern tool with owner set to ….