v2.4.0 - Phase 1 Tool Expansion (48 → 62 tools)

🚀 v2.4.0 - Phase 1 Tool Expansion

48 → 62 tools (+14 new tools!)

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✨ New Tools Added

Issue Comments (1 tool)

• github_add_issue_comment - Add comments to issues and PRs

Gists (4 tools)

• github_list_gists - List gists for authenticated user or any user
• github_get_gist - Get a specific gist by ID
• github_create_gist - Create a new gist
• github_update_gist - Update an existing gist

Labels (3 tools)

• github_list_labels - List all labels in a repository
• github_create_label - Create a new label
• github_delete_label - Delete a label

Stargazers (3 tools)

• github_list_stargazers - List users who starred a repository
• github_star_repository - Star a repository
• github_unstar_repository - Unstar a repository

User Context (4 tools)

• github_get_authenticated_user - Get the authenticated user ("who am I?")
• github_list_user_repos - List repositories for a user
• github_list_org_repos - List repositories for an organization
• github_search_users - Search for GitHub users

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📊 Metrics

Metric	Before	After
Total Tools	48	62
Internal Tools	47	61
Categories	~12	17

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🔐 Authentication Notes

Some new tools require User Access Token (UAT) for hosted deployments:

• Gists (all 4 tools) - user-scoped
• Star/Unstar repository - user action
• Get authenticated user - returns user identity

These work with PAT for self-hosted users.

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📦 Installation

pip install --upgrade github-mcp-server

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🎯 What's Next

• Phase 2: Projects, Discussions, Notifications (~30 more tools)
• Hosted service with GitHub App authentication
• MCP Registry submission

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Full Changelog: https://github.com/crypto-ninja/github-mcp-server/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

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