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Co-authored-by: tonytrg <40869903+tonytrg@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add ListStarredRepositories tool for listing starred repos- Add StarRepository tool for starring repositories- Add UnstarRepository tool for unstarring repositories- Update MinimalRepository struct with StarredAt field- Add comprehensive test coverage for all new functionality- Register new tools in the repos toolsetCo-authored-by: tonytrg <40869903+tonytrg@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add list_starred_repositories tool documentation- Add star_repository tool documentation- Add unstar_repository tool documentation- Include comprehensive parameter descriptions for all new toolsCo-authored-by: tonytrg <40869903+tonytrg@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull Request Overview
This PR implements comprehensive starred repository functionality for the GitHub MCP server, enabling agents to search and manage starred repositories through natural language interactions.
- Adds three new tools:
list_starred_repositories,star_repository, andunstar_repository - Enables listing starred repositories for authenticated users or specific users with pagination and sorting options
- Provides tools to star and unstar repositories with proper error handling
- Updates the
MinimalRepositorystruct withstarred_atfield for tracking when repositories were starred
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| pkg/github/tools.go | Registers the new starred repository tools in the repos toolset |
| pkg/github/repositories.go | Implements the three new starred repository functions with GitHub API integration |
| pkg/github/repositories_test.go | Adds comprehensive test coverage for all three new tools |
| pkg/github/toolsnaps/*.snap | Creates tool snapshots for testing and validation |
| README.md | Documents the new tools with parameter descriptions |
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| // Convert to minimal format | ||
| minimalRepos:=make([]MinimalRepository,0,len(repos)) | ||
| for_,starredRepo:=rangerepos { | ||
| repo:=starredRepo.Repository | ||
| minimalRepo:=MinimalRepository{ | ||
| ID:repo.GetID(), | ||
| Name:repo.GetName(), | ||
| FullName:repo.GetFullName(), | ||
| Description:repo.GetDescription(), | ||
| HTMLURL:repo.GetHTMLURL(), | ||
| Language:repo.GetLanguage(), | ||
| Stars:repo.GetStargazersCount(), | ||
| Forks:repo.GetForksCount(), | ||
| OpenIssues:repo.GetOpenIssuesCount(), | ||
| Private:repo.GetPrivate(), | ||
| Fork:repo.GetFork(), | ||
| Archived:repo.GetArchived(), | ||
| DefaultBranch:repo.GetDefaultBranch(), | ||
| } | ||
| ifrepo.UpdatedAt!=nil { | ||
| minimalRepo.UpdatedAt=repo.UpdatedAt.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z") | ||
| } | ||
| minimalRepos=append(minimalRepos,minimalRepo) | ||
| } |
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TheMinimalRepository struct is missing aStarredAt field that should be populated fromstarredRepo.StarredAt. The PR description mentions adding astarred_at field to track when repositories were starred, but this field is not being set in the conversion logic.
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I removed the starred_at attribute from the minimal struct as i dont think this field is really needed often in 99% of all cases. |
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* Initial plan* Initial exploration and planning for starred repository supportCo-authored-by: tonytrg <40869903+tonytrg@users.noreply.github.com>* Implement starred repository functionality with comprehensive tests- Add ListStarredRepositories tool for listing starred repos- Add StarRepository tool for starring repositories- Add UnstarRepository tool for unstarring repositories- Update MinimalRepository struct with StarredAt field- Add comprehensive test coverage for all new functionality- Register new tools in the repos toolsetCo-authored-by: tonytrg <40869903+tonytrg@users.noreply.github.com>* Update README documentation with starred repository tools- Add list_starred_repositories tool documentation- Add star_repository tool documentation- Add unstar_repository tool documentation- Include comprehensive parameter descriptions for all new toolsCo-authored-by: tonytrg <40869903+tonytrg@users.noreply.github.com>* Add starred repository support to GitHub MCP serverCo-authored-by: tonytrg <40869903+tonytrg@users.noreply.github.com>* remove starredat from minimal view* update descriptions* remove bin* dont commit the binary---------Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>Co-authored-by: tonytrg <40869903+tonytrg@users.noreply.github.com>Co-authored-by: tonytrg <tonytrg@github.com>
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This PR implements comprehensive starred repository functionality for the GitHub MCP server, addressing the feature request to enable agents to search and manage starred repositories.
Also removes the github-mcp-server binary, which prob was accidentally commited.
What's Added
New Tools
list_starred_repositories- Lists starred repositories for the authenticated user or a specified userusernameparameter to list starred repos for any usercreated(when starred) orupdated(when repo was last pushed)MinimalRepositoryformat with additionalstarred_atfieldstar_repository- Stars a repositoryownerandrepoparametersunstar_repository- Unstars a repositoryownerandrepoparametersImplementation Details
starred_atfield toMinimalRepositorystruct to track when repositories were starred 🔴repostoolset (read-only for listing, write tools for starring/unstarring)Use Cases
This enables powerful agent workflows like:
API Coverage
Implements GitHub's starred repository REST API endpoints:
GET /user/starred- List starred repositories for authenticated userGET /users/{username}/starred- List starred repositories for specific userPUT /user/starred/{owner}/{repo}- Star a repositoryDELETE /user/starred/{owner}/{repo}- Unstar a repositoryThe implementation enables agents to leverage users' curated collections of starred repositories as a high-quality signal for dependency selection and project discovery, as mentioned in the original issue.
Additional instructions:
Fixes#414
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