`list_repo_issues`

Pack: github · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp

List issues for a GitHub repository by owner and repo name; filters pull requests out automatically. Returns issue number, title, state, labels, author, comment count, URL, and timestamps. Defaults to open issues.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`owner`	string	yes	Repository owner (user or org)
`repo`	string	yes	Repository name
`state`	string	no	Filter by issue state: open, closed, or all (default: open)
`per_page`	number	no	Number of issues to return (default 10, max 30)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "owner": "facebook",
  "repo": "react",
  "state": "open"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_repo_issues","arguments":{"owner":"facebook","repo":"react","state":"open"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('list_repo_issues', {
  "owner": "facebook",
  "repo": "react",
  "state": "open"
});

More examples

{
  "owner": "kubernetes",
  "repo": "kubernetes",
  "state": "all",
  "per_page": 25
}

Response shape

Always returns: owner, repo, state, count, issues

Field	Type	Description
`owner`	string	Repository owner
`repo`	string	Repository name
`state`	string	Issue state filter (open/closed/all)
`count`	number	Total number of issues returned
`issues`	array	List of issues

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "owner": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Repository owner"
    },
    "repo": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Repository name"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Issue state filter (open/closed/all)"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of issues returned"
    },
    "issues": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of issues",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "number": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Issue number"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue title"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue state (open/closed)"
          },
          "labels": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Issue labels",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "author": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Issue author login"
          },
          "comments": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of comments"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue URL"
          },
          "created_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Issue creation timestamp"
          },
          "updated_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Last update timestamp"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "number",
          "title",
          "state",
          "labels",
          "author",
          "comments",
          "url",
          "created_at",
          "updated_at"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "owner",
    "repo",
    "state",
    "count",
    "issues"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/github/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

list_repo_issues