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Add atomic parent issue creation - #3134
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Pull request overview
Adds atomic parent attachment during issue creation through GitHub’s GraphQL API while retaining REST for unparented issues.
Changes:
- Adds same- and cross-repository parent parameters.
- Resolves metadata before a single atomic creation mutation.
- Adds unit coverage, snapshots, and generated documentation.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
README.md |
Documents parent inputs. |
pkg/github/issues.go |
Implements atomic parented creation. |
pkg/github/issues_test.go |
Tests validation and GraphQL behavior. |
pkg/github/issues_granular.go |
Extends granular issue creation. |
pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/issue_write.snap |
Updates consolidated schema snapshot. |
pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/create_issue.snap |
Updates granular schema snapshot. |
docs/insiders-features.md |
Documents consolidated inputs. |
docs/feature-flags.md |
Documents feature-flagged schemas. |
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Thanks, I think it makes sense to make this atomic.
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github-mcp-server 1.11.0 Created-by: HarmonybrewBot Commit-by: HarmonybrewBot Merged-by: HarmonybrewBot Description: Created by `brew bump` --- Created with `brew bump-formula-pr`.<details> <summary>release notes</summary> <pre>## Highlights - **Smarter OAuth challenges:** per-call scope checks request only the permissions each tool invocation needs with runtime checks where required. - **Improved browser OAuth support:** CORS now works across OAuth discovery routes, with configurable authorization-server URLs. - **Improved sub-issue workflow:** create parent and sub-issues atomically. - **Better HTTP caching for STDIO:** REST responses support ETag conditional requests. - **Runtime refresh:** upgraded to Go 1.27authorizationauthorization plus routine security and dependency updates. ## What's Changed * feat(http): add --authorization-server flag to override OAuth AS URL by @Anika-Sol in github/github-mcp-server#2900 * Name the root command after the installed binary by @plusky in github/github-mcp-server#2998 * fix(http): preserve CORS across OAuth routes by @SamMorrowDrums in github/github-mcp-server#3147 * Add atomic parent issue creation by @zwick in github/github-mcp-server#3134 * Add ETag conditional requests to the REST transport by @joshfree in github/github-mcp-server#3026 * build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4 to 4.37.4 by @dependabot[bot] in github/github-mcp-server#3004 * Add per-call OAuth scope checks by @SamMorrowDrums in github/github-mcp-server#3128 * build(deps): bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0 by @dependabot[bot] in github/github-mcp-server#3157 * build(deps): bump github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 from 5.3.1 to 5.3.2 by @dependabot[bot] in github/github-mcp-server#3156 * build(deps): bump distroless/base-debian12 from `76b3162` to `fabbf1c` by @dependabot[bot] in github/github-mcp-server#3154 * build(deps): bump golang from 1.25.13-alpine to 1.27.0-alpine by @dependabot[bot] in github/github-mcp-server#3153 * build(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.12.0 to 1.12.1 by @dependabot[bot] in github/github-mcp-server#3155 ## New Contributors * @Anika-Sol made their first contribution in github/github-mcp-server#2900 * @plusky made their first contribution in github/github-mcp-server#2998 * @joshfree made their first contribution in github/github-mcp-server#3026 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/compare/v1.10.1...v1.11.0</pre> <p>View the full release notes at <a href="https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/releases/tag/v1.11.0">https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/releases/tag/v1.11.0</a>.</p> </details> <hr> See merge request: Harmonybrew/homebrew-core!17684
Summary
Adds optional same- or cross-repository parent attachment to issue creation through GitHub's existing atomic GraphQL
createIssuecapability.Why
The MCP tools previously required separate create and parent-attachment calls, leaving a partial-failure window even though
CreateIssueInput.parentIssueIdalready supports atomic creation.What changed
parent_issue_numberwith optional pairedparent_ownerandparent_repoinputs; omit both parent repository coordinates to use the new issue's repository.createIssuemutation, with no attachment fallback.issue_fieldsrather than broadening this focused change.Token impact
Measured with
tiktoken0.14.0 usingo200k_base. Exact billed tokens remain host- and model-dependent.{name, description, inputSchema}tool payload{name, description, inputSchema}payloadThe fixed increase is entirely in the input schema. Operational savings come from removing the second tool call and its full-parent response.
Token measurement commands
The comparison repeated the schema capture against
mainand the feature branch, and separately tokenized the representative atomic and two-step call/result payloads.MCP impact
Prompts tested (tool changes only)
Security / limits
Tool renaming
deprecated_tool_aliases.goLint & tests
./script/lint./script/testDocs