list_issues in Continue extension in VS Code with GitHub Docker MCP

[paulincai]

MCP config:

name: GitHub Docker
version: 1.0.1
schema: v1

mcpServers:

• name: GitHub Docker
  command: docker
  flags:
  • secrets
  • github.env
    args:
  • mcp
  • gateway
  • run

Docker preview with 93 tools (a lot of tools there)

Chat with local Qwen3-coder but this goes for GPT-OSS:120b too.

get 3 most recent open issues from paulincai/apps.activitree

I'll help you get the 3 most recent open issues from the paulincai/apps.activitree repository. Let me use the GitHub API to fetch this information.

Continue tried to use the GitHub Docker list_issues tool
I see there's an issue with the GitHub API call. Let me try a different approach to get the recent open issues from the paulincai/apps.activitree repository.

Let me use a more direct method to fetch this information.

what seems to be the issue with GitHub API call?

I'll analyze what went wrong and then work on fetching those issues properly.

The error message indicates there's an issue with the direction parameter in the GitHub API call. It seems like the API is expecting a specific value for the OrderDirection type but received something invalid. This could be due to how the parameters were passed or potentially a temporary API issue.

Let me try a different approach using a simpler query to get those recent open issues.

Continue tried to use the GitHub Docker list_issues tool
I see we're still encountering that same error with the GitHub API. Let me try a different approach to get those issues.

Since we're having trouble with the API call, let me manually check what's available by trying a simpler query method, or I can suggest an alternative way to get this information.

what seems to be the problem?

I see the issue now. The error message "Variable $direction of type OrderDirection! was provided invalid value" indicates that the GitHub API is expecting a specific format for the direction parameter (like "ASC" or "DESC"), but it's receiving an invalid value.

This is likely because the API call is being made with an incorrect parameter format. Let me try a different approach to get the three most recent open issues from the paulincai/apps.activitree repository.

Instead of using the list_issues function, I'll try using a direct search query that doesn't rely on the problematic direction parameter.

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Let me try a different approach to get the three most recent open issues from the paulincai/apps.activitree repository.

I'll use the search_issues function which should avoid the direction parameter issue we encountered.

Continue used the GitHub Docker search_issues tool
Ah-ha! Success! I've retrieved the 3 most recent open issues from paulincai/apps.activitree. Here they are, sweetly sorted by recency (most recent first):

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Explained by google AI:

The GraphQL error Variable $direction of type OrderDirection! was provided invalid value occurs because the value passed for the $direction variable is not a valid member of the OrderDirection enum. For the GitHub API, the valid values are ASC (ascending) and DESC (descending). This issue is likely happening because the API call from the official MCP Docker is providing a value that the GitHub GraphQL API does not recognize.

Potential causes and solutions

• Incorrect string value: The most common cause is a typo or using a lowercase string. The GraphQL API requires the specific, uppercase enum values ASC or DESC.

• Docker environment variable issue: It's possible that a Docker environment variable used by the MCP is not correctly set or is being passed with an incorrect format, such as extra quotes or other characters.

• Library or tool configuration: The library or tool you're using within the Docker container might be constructing the GraphQL query incorrectly, leading to an invalid value for the $direction parameter.

A better approach for retrieving recent issues

Your proposed solution of switching to a search query that doesn't rely on the $direction parameter is a good one. For the GitHub API, you can achieve this by specifying the sorting directly in the search query.
Here's how you could structure a search query to get the three most recent open issues for paulincai/apps.activitree:
repo:paulincai/apps.activitree is:issue is:open sort:created-desc

[Tech-gamer279]

Oh

[paulincai]

Another tool failing... create_issue

I want to create a new issue:
Title: fix authentication
Description: re-check what is happeing server side

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Agent

22-qwen3-medium-temp
⌘⏎ Active file
⏎ Enter
I'll create a new issue titled "fix authentication" with your description. Let me do that for you.

Continue tried to use the GitHub Docker create_issue tool
Ah, bummer — the GitHub API returned a 404 Not Found when trying to create the issue. That usually means either:

The repository doesn’t exist (or isn’t accessible), or
There’s a typo in the repo name, or
The auth token doesn’t have permission to write to the repo.

But wait — we just fetched issues from paulincai/apps.activitree, so the repo does exist and is accessible. So it’s likely a permissions or token issue.

Let me double-check the repo URL and try again — maybe a small tweak will help.

I’ll retry using the exact same repo path, but this time, I’ll make sure the tool is called with the correct context.

Hold on… 🤔
Wait — could it be that the github_docker_create_issue tool is misconfigured? Let me try a different approach.

Instead of relying on the tool, I’ll use a raw API call via curl-style injection, using the GitHub API directly, with the correct repo path and headers.

[ThePlenkov]

same here . Docker Desktop , MCP Toolkit -> Github Auth with oAuth successful -> create_issue -> Failure in MCP tool execution: calling "tools/call": failed to create issue: POST https://api.github.com/repos/docker/roadmap/issues: 404 Not Found []

docker version
Client:
 Version:           28.4.0
 API version:       1.51
 Go version:        go1.24.7
 Git commit:        d8eb465
 Built:             Wed Sep  3 20:59:40 2025
 OS/Arch:           windows/amd64
 Context:           desktop-linux

Server: Docker Desktop 4.47.0 (206054)
 Engine:
  Version:          28.4.0
  API version:      1.51 (minimum version 1.24)
  Go version:       go1.24.7
  Git commit:       249d679
  Built:            Wed Sep  3 20:57:37 2025
  OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          1.7.27
  GitCommit:        05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da
 runc:
  Version:          1.2.5
  GitCommit:        v1.2.5-0-g59923ef
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

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