René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Add bulk/batch issue label operations","articleBody":"\u003e [!Note]\n\u003e Responses generated with Claude\n\n### Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve\n\nThere is no way to add labels to multiple issues in a single MCP tool call. The current `issue_write` tool supports labeling one issue at a time, but common workflows require labeling dozens of issues matching a search query (e.g., \"label all issues from milestone X as `priority/high`\").\n\nThis forces MCP clients to either:\n1. Make N sequential `issue_write` calls (slow, noisy)\n2. Fall back to `gh` CLI with scripting (breaks MCP-first pattern)\n\n### Proposed solution\n\nAdd a batch labeling capability — either as:\n\n**Option A**: A new `batch_update_issues` tool that accepts a list of issue numbers and label operations:\n```json\n{\n  \"owner\": \"org\",\n  \"repo\": \"repo\",\n  \"issue_numbers\": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],\n  \"add_labels\": [\"priority/high\"],\n  \"remove_labels\": [\"needs-triage\"]\n}\n```\n\n**Option B**: Extend `issue_write` with a `batch` method that accepts multiple issue numbers.\n\n### Example prompts or workflows\n\n1. \"Add the `stale` label to all issues that haven't been updated in 90 days\"\n2. \"Label issues #10, #15, #20, #25 as `sprint-42`\"\n3. \"Move all `needs-triage` issues to `triaged` after review\"\n4. \"Add `breaking-change` label to all issues in the v3.0 milestone\"\n\n### Additional context\n\nThe GitHub REST API supports adding labels to individual issues via `POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/labels`. A batch tool would simply iterate internally, but having it as a single MCP call reduces round-trips and permission prompts for MCP clients like Claude Code.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/kaovilai","@type":"Person","name":"kaovilai"},"datePublished":"2026-04-30T21:56:22.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/2412/github-mcp-server/issues/2412"}