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Github issues

An MCP tool from the Public Knowledge server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

List or search issues and pull requests in a public GitHub repository: number, title, state, labels, author, comments, dates and URL. Filter by state and labels; optional keyword search.

Name on the gateway: knowledge__github_issues · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
repo requiredstring"owner/name" or a github.com URL.
stateopen | closed | allDefault open.
labelsstringComma-separated label names.
querystringKeywords to search in titles and bodies (uses the search API, which is tightly limited).
limitintegerResults (default 20, max 50).

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": "knowledge__github_issues",
  "arguments": {
    "repo": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Public Knowledge server directly, which lists 47 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-knowledge https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/knowledge \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the github issues tool with repo set to ….

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