update_issue

update_issue

Modify GitHub issue details including title, description, state, labels, assignees, or milestone. Specify repository owner, repo name, and issue number to update using the PyGithub MCP Server.

Instructions

Update an existing issue.

Args:
    params: Parameters for updating an issue including:
        - owner: Repository owner (user or organization)
        - repo: Repository name
        - issue_number: Issue number to update
        - title: New title (optional)
        - body: New description (optional)
        - state: New state (optional)
        - labels: New labels (optional)
        - assignees: New assignees (optional)
        - milestone: New milestone number (optional)

Returns:
    Updated issue details from GitHub API

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`params`	Yes

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$defs": {
    "UpdateIssueParams": {
      "description": "Parameters for updating an issue.",
      "properties": {
        "assignees": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "type": "array"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "description": "New assignees (list of usernames)",
          "title": "Assignees"
        },
        "body": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "description": "New description",
          "title": "Body"
        },
        "issue_number": {
          "description": "Issue number to update",
          "title": "Issue Number",
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "labels": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "type": "array"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "description": "New labels (list of label names)",
          "title": "Labels"
        },
        "milestone": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "description": "New milestone number (or None to clear)",
          "title": "Milestone"
        },
        "owner": {
          "description": "Repository owner (username or organization)",
          "title": "Owner",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "repo": {
          "description": "Repository name",
          "title": "Repo",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "state": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "description": "New state (open or closed)",
          "title": "State"
        },
        "title": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "description": "New title",
          "title": "Title"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "owner",
        "repo",
        "issue_number"
      ],
      "title": "UpdateIssueParams",
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "properties": {
    "params": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/UpdateIssueParams"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "params"
  ],
  "title": "update_issueArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

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