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Get a repository security advisory

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

Get a repository security advisory using its GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA) identifier. Anyone can access any published security advisory on a public repository. The authenticated user can access an unpublished security advisory… [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/security-advisories/{ghsa_id}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__security_advisories_get_repository_advisory · read-only.

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…
ghsa_id requiredstringThe GHSA (GitHub Security Advisory) identifier of 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__security_advisories_get_repository_advisory",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "ghsa_id": "…"
  }
}

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 get a repository security advisory tool with owner set to ….

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