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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Add CreateRelease tool for programmatic release creation","articleBody":"## Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve\n\nCurrently, the GitHub MCP server provides excellent read-only access to releases through `list_releases`, `get_latest_release`, and `get_release_by_tag` tools. However, there's no way to **create** releases programmatically through the MCP interface.\n\nWhile we can use the GitHub CLI (`gh release create`) for this, it would be more consistent and convenient to have this capability directly in the MCP server, especially when automating workflows that already use other MCP write operations.\n\n## Proposed solution\n\nAdd a `CreateRelease` tool that mirrors the functionality of the GitHub API's [Create a release](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/releases/releases#create-a-release) endpoint. The tool would accept parameters like:\n\n- `owner` - Repository owner (required)\n- `repo` - Repository name (required)  \n- `tag_name` - The name of the tag (required)\n- `target_commitish` - The commitish value for the tag (optional, defaults to repo's default branch)\n- `name` - The name of the release (optional)\n- `body` - Text describing the release contents (optional)\n- `draft` - Whether this is a draft release (optional, default false)\n- `prerelease` - Whether this is a pre-release (optional, default false)\n- `generate_release_notes` - Whether to auto-generate release notes (optional)\n\n## Why this makes sense\n\nThe GitHub MCP server already has:\n- Many other write operations (`CreateIssue`, `CreatePullRequest`, `CreateRepository`, `CreateBranch`, etc.)\n- Read-only release operations (listing and fetching releases)\n- The authentication and permissions framework to handle write operations\n\nAdding `CreateRelease` would complete the release management capabilities and provide a consistent interface for automation tools that need to create releases as part of their workflow.\n\n## Use cases\n\n- Any workflow currently using `gh release create` that would benefit from MCP integration\n\n## Additional context\n\nLooking at the existing codebase, this would follow the same pattern as other create operations in `pkg/github/repositories.go`. The implementation would be straightforward, using the existing GitHub client infrastructure.\n\nWould you be open to a PR adding this functionality? I'd be happy to contribute this feature following your existing patterns and conventions.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/zzstoatzz","@type":"Person","name":"zzstoatzz"},"datePublished":"2025-08-30T05:09:39.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":10},"url":"https://github.com/1012/github-mcp-server/issues/1012"}