VIEW_PR | Read a pull request's details and metadata. | gh pr view <N> | mcp__github__pull_request_read (method=get) |
LIST_PRS | List pull requests. | gh pr list | mcp__github__list_pull_requests |
SEARCH_PRS | Search pull requests by keyword / query string. | gh pr list --search "<query>" | mcp__github__search_pull_requests |
DIFF_PR | Read a pull request's diff. | gh pr diff <N> | mcp__github__pull_request_read (method=get_diff) |
PR_CHECKS | Read a pull request's CI check / status results. | gh pr checks <N> | mcp__github__pull_request_read (method=get_check_runs) |
READ_PR_COMMENTS | Read a pull request's top-level (conversation) comments. | gh pr view <N> --comments | mcp__github__pull_request_read (method=get_comments) |
READ_PR_REVIEW_COMMENTS | Read a pull request's inline review-thread comments (also returns thread ids). | gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls/<N>/comments | mcp__github__pull_request_read (method=get_review_comments) |
READ_PR_REVIEWS | Read a pull request's formal reviews (state per reviewer, e.g. APPROVED / CHANGES_REQUESTED / COMMENTED). | gh pr view "<N>" --json reviews | mcp__github__pull_request_read (method=get_reviews) |
REQUEST_COPILOT_REVIEW | Request a GitHub Copilot code review on a pull request. | gh api "repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls/<N>/requested_reviewers" -X POST -f "reviewers[]=copilot-pull-request-reviewer[bot]" | mcp__github__request_copilot_review |
CREATE_PR | Open a new pull request. | gh pr create | mcp__github__create_pull_request |
EDIT_PR | Edit a pull request (reviewers, labels, base, etc.). | gh pr edit <N> | mcp__github__update_pull_request |
MERGE_PR | Merge a pull request. | gh pr merge <N> | mcp__github__merge_pull_request |
MARK_PR_READY | Flip a draft pull request to ready for review. | gh pr ready <N> | mcp__github__update_pull_request (draft=false) |
REOPEN_PR | Reopen a closed pull request. | gh pr reopen <N> | mcp__github__update_pull_request (state=open) |
COMMENT_PR | Post a top-level comment on a pull request. | gh pr comment <N> --body "..." | mcp__github__add_issue_comment |
REPLY_REVIEW_COMMENT | Reply to an inline pull-request review comment. | gh api (reply to review comment) | mcp__github__add_reply_to_pull_request_comment |
RESOLVE_REVIEW_THREAD | Mark an inline pull-request review thread as resolved. | gh api graphql (resolveReviewThread) | mcp__github__resolve_review_thread |
WATCH_PR | Subscribe to / unsubscribe from a pull request's activity. | (no CLI equivalent) | mcp__github__subscribe_pr_activity / mcp__github__unsubscribe_pr_activity |
VIEW_ISSUE | Read an issue's details. | gh issue view <N> | mcp__github__issue_read |
LIST_ISSUES | List issues. | gh issue list | mcp__github__list_issues |
SEARCH_ISSUES | Search issues by keyword / query string. | gh issue list --search "<query>" | mcp__github__search_issues |
READ_ISSUE_COMMENTS | Read an issue's comments. | gh issue view <N> --comments | mcp__github__issue_read (method=get_comments) |
ISSUE_LINKED_PRS | List the pull requests cross-referenced from an issue's timeline (i.e. PRs that link or close it). | gh api --paginate repos/<owner>/<repo>/issues/<N>/timeline | (no GitHub MCP tool; approximate with SEARCH_PRS) |
CREATE_ISSUE | Open a new issue. | gh issue create | mcp__github__issue_write (method=create) |
COMMENT_ISSUE | Post a comment on an issue. | gh issue comment <N> --body "..." | mcp__github__add_issue_comment |
CLOSE_ISSUE | Close an issue with a reason. | gh issue close <N> --reason "..." | mcp__github__issue_write (method=update, state=closed, state_reason=...) |
REOPEN_ISSUE | Reopen a closed issue. | gh issue reopen <N> --comment "..." | mcp__github__issue_write (method=update, state=open) |
LIST_DISCUSSIONS | List a repository's discussions. Discussions are GraphQL-only. | gh api graphql (list discussions) | (no GitHub MCP tool; use gh api graphql) |
VIEW_DISCUSSION | Read a discussion topic and its comment thread. | gh api graphql (read discussion + comments) | (no GitHub MCP tool; use gh api graphql) |
COMMENT_DISCUSSION | Post a reply on a discussion (top-level or threaded). | gh api graphql (addDiscussionComment) | (no GitHub MCP tool; use gh api graphql) |
ANSWER_DISCUSSION | Mark a comment as the accepted answer on a Q&A discussion. | gh api graphql (markDiscussionCommentAsAnswer) | (no GitHub MCP tool; use gh api graphql) |
CREATE_DISCUSSION | Open a new discussion in a category. | gh api graphql (createDiscussion) | (no GitHub MCP tool; use gh api graphql) |
CLOSE_DISCUSSION | Close a discussion with a reason (RESOLVED, OUTDATED, DUPLICATE). | gh api graphql (closeDiscussion) | (no GitHub MCP tool; use gh api graphql) |
PUSH | Push commits to a branch. | git push -u origin <branch> | (use git; no GitHub MCP equivalent) |
COMMIT | Record staged changes as a commit. | git commit -m "..." | (use git; mcp__github__create_or_update_file commits a single file) |
FETCH | Fetch refs from the remote. | git fetch origin <branch> | (use git; no GitHub MCP equivalent) |
MERGE_BRANCH | Merge a branch into the current one. | git merge origin/<branch> | (use git; no GitHub MCP equivalent) |
CREATE_BRANCH | Create a new branch (e.g. off the default branch). | git switch -c <branch> origin/<base> | mcp__github__create_branch |
DELETE_REF | Delete a remote branch or tag ref. | git push origin --delete <branch> (or git push origin :refs/tags/<tag>) | (no GitHub MCP tool; use gh api -X DELETE repos///git/refs/heads/) |
READ_FILE | Read a file's contents from the repo. | gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/contents/<path> | mcp__github__get_file_contents |
WRITE_FILE | Create or update file(s) on a branch in a single commit. | git add <path> && git commit -m "..." && git push | mcp__github__create_or_update_file (one file) / mcp__github__push_files (multiple) |
