update_issue
Modify an existing GitHub issue by updating its title, body, assignees, milestone, labels, or state using the MCP server for enhanced repository management.
Instructions
Update an existing issue in a GitHub repository
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignees | No | ||
| body | No | ||
| issue_number | Yes | ||
| labels | No | ||
| milestone | No | ||
| owner | Yes | ||
| repo | Yes | ||
| state | No | ||
| title | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/operations/issues.ts:130-145 (handler)The core handler function that executes the tool logic by sending a PATCH request to the GitHub Issues API to update the specified issue.export async function updateIssue( github_pat: string, owner: string, repo: string, issue_number: number, options: Omit<z.infer<typeof UpdateIssueOptionsSchema>, "owner" | "repo" | "issue_number"> ) { return githubRequest( github_pat, `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/issues/${issue_number}`, { method: "PATCH", body: options, } ); }
- src/operations/issues.ts:59-69 (schema)Zod schema defining the input parameters for the update_issue tool, used to generate JSON schema and for validation.export const UpdateIssueOptionsSchema = z.object({ owner: z.string(), repo: z.string(), issue_number: z.number(), title: z.string().optional(), body: z.string().optional(), assignees: z.array(z.string()).optional(), milestone: z.number().optional(), labels: z.array(z.string()).optional(), state: z.enum(["open", "closed"]).optional(), });
- src/index.ts:133-137 (registration)Registration of the update_issue tool in the ListToolsRequestHandler, providing name, description, and input schema.{ name: "update_issue", description: "Update an existing issue in a GitHub repository", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(issues.UpdateIssueOptionsSchema) },
- src/index.ts:491-498 (registration)Dispatch logic in CallToolRequestHandler that validates arguments with the extended schema and delegates to the updateIssue handler.case "update_issue": { const argsWithPat = issues._UpdateIssueOptionsSchema.parse(params.arguments); const { github_pat, owner, repo, issue_number, ...options } = argsWithPat; const result = await issues.updateIssue(github_pat, owner, repo, issue_number, options); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2) }], }; }