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Review revisions and connection status before sending or bringing in repository changes.
Use these tools
- Call the relevant read or status tool first.
- Review the target and required arguments.
- Run one intended action, with explicit human confirmation where required.
- Inspect status or re-read the affected resource afterward.
Inputs below describe the public contract. Your connected server’s current tool list is authoritative. Some tools require a particular host, target, inference mode or plan. Identifiers are values returned by earlier tools; do not invent them.
git_status
The project’s git status and GitHub connection.
Read the returned resource and use its current values when planning the next action.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
Operation: read-only.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
git_history
The project’s latest commits.
Read the returned resource and use its current values when planning the next action.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
Operation: read-only.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
git_commit
Commit the project’s changes.
Records source revisions. Inspect git_status and supply a message that describes the change.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
| message | Yes | string; minLength 1; maxLength 200 |
Operation: can change state or start work.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
git_discard
Throw away uncommitted changes.
Destructive: throws away uncommitted changes. Inspect status and preserve wanted work before confirming.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
| confirm | Yes | boolean |
Operation: can change state or start work; destructive effects are possible.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
git_revert
Go back to an earlier commit.
Changes the source revision. Review the specified commit and current work before confirming.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
| hash | Yes | string |
| confirm | Yes | boolean |
Operation: can change state or start work; destructive effects are possible.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
connect_github
Connect the project to GitHub.
Returns the supported browser authorization flow. A person must complete it; an agent cannot approve GitHub consent.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
Operation: can change state or start work.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
publish_to_github
Publish the project to a GitHub repository.
Review owner, destination and visibility. Repository publication makes source available according to that visibility.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
| repoName | No | string; minLength 1; maxLength 100 |
| private | No | boolean |
| owner | No | string; minLength 1; maxLength 100 |
| repo | No | string; minLength 1; maxLength 100 |
Operation: can change state or start work.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
github_sync
Push to or pull from GitHub.
direction chooses push or pull. Coordinate outstanding changes and review conflicts rather than repeatedly retrying.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
| direction | Yes | push, pull |
Operation: can change state or start work.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
disconnect_github
Disconnect the project from GitHub.
Removes the project connection after confirmation. Does not delete the remote repository.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
| confirm | Yes | boolean |
Operation: can change state or start work; destructive effects are possible.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
github_repositories
The user’s GitHub repositories and branches.
Read the returned resource and use its current values when planning the next action.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
| owner | No | string; minLength 1; maxLength 100 |
| repo | No | string; minLength 1; maxLength 100 |
| page | No | integer; minimum 1; maximum 1000 |
| search | No | string; maxLength 200 |
Operation: read-only.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
link_github_origin
Record the repository a project was imported from.
Records the imported repository relationship. Verify owner, repository and branch; this is not a full application conversion by itself.
| Argument | Required | Type or accepted values |
|---|
| projectId | No | string |
| owner | Yes | string; minLength 1; maxLength 100 |
| repo | Yes | string; minLength 1; maxLength 100 |
| branch | No | string; minLength 1; maxLength 200 |
Operation: can change state or start work.
Available setups: stdio, cloud project, cloud inference; stdio, cloud project, delegated inference; hosted HTTP.
The machine-readable tool contracts include nested argument schemas.
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