delete_issue_comment

Remove a comment from a GitHub issue by specifying its comment ID. This tool helps manage GitHub project discussions by deleting outdated or incorrect comments.

Instructions

Delete a comment from a GitHub issue

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`commentId`	Yes

Implementation Reference

src/services/ProjectManagementService.ts:895-914 (handler)

The core handler function that executes the delete_issue_comment tool by calling the GitHub Issues API to delete the specified comment using Octokit.

async deleteIssueComment(data: {
  commentId: number;
}): Promise<{ success: boolean; message: string }> {
  try {
    const octokit = this.factory.getOctokit();
    const config = this.factory.getConfig();

    await octokit.rest.issues.deleteComment({
      owner: config.owner,
      repo: config.repo,
      comment_id: data.commentId
    });

    return {
      success: true,
      message: `Comment ${data.commentId} deleted successfully`
    };
  } catch (error) {
    throw this.mapErrorToMCPError(error);
  }

src/infrastructure/tools/ToolSchemas.ts:194-199 (schema)

Zod schema defining the input parameters for the delete_issue_comment tool: requires a positive integer commentId.

// Schema for delete_issue_comment tool
export const deleteIssueCommentSchema = z.object({
  commentId: z.number().int().positive("Comment ID must be a positive integer"),
});

export type DeleteIssueCommentArgs = z.infer<typeof deleteIssueCommentSchema>;

src/infrastructure/tools/ToolSchemas.ts:555-568 (schema)

ToolDefinition object for delete_issue_comment, including name, description, input schema reference, and usage examples.

export const deleteIssueCommentTool: ToolDefinition<DeleteIssueCommentArgs> = {
  name: "delete_issue_comment",
  description: "Delete a comment from a GitHub issue",
  schema: deleteIssueCommentSchema as unknown as ToolSchema<DeleteIssueCommentArgs>,
  examples: [
    {
      name: "Remove outdated comment",
      description: "Delete a comment that is no longer relevant",
      args: {
        commentId: 123456
      }
    }
  ]
};

src/infrastructure/tools/ToolRegistry.ts:213-217 (registration)

Registration of deleteIssueCommentTool (along with related comment tools) in the central ToolRegistry during initialization.

// Register issue comment tools
this.registerTool(createIssueCommentTool);
this.registerTool(updateIssueCommentTool);
this.registerTool(deleteIssueCommentTool);
this.registerTool(listIssueCommentsTool);

src/index.ts:326-327 (handler)
Top-level MCP tool dispatcher that routes 'delete_issue_comment' calls to the ProjectManagementService handler.
```
case "delete_issue_comment":
  return await this.service.deleteIssueComment(args);
```

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