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- Implement CreateRepositoryFromTemplate function using GitHub's template API - Add comprehensive unit tests with 5 test cases - Register tool in AllTools list - Generate toolsnap and update documentation Co-authored-by: SamMorrowDrums <4811358+SamMorrowDrums@users.noreply.github.com>
- Only set owner and description if non-empty - Prevents sending empty strings to GitHub API which could be misinterpreted - All tests still pass Co-authored-by: SamMorrowDrums <4811358+SamMorrowDrums@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Add tool for creating repositories from templates
Add create_repository_from_template tool
Dec 23, 2025
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Summary
Adds MCP tool to create repositories from GitHub templates via the
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/generateAPI endpoint.Why
Creating repositories from templates is more common than creating empty repositories for bootstrapping projects with standard configurations.
What changed
CreateRepositoryFromTemplatefunction inrepositories.goAllToolslistMCP impact
New tool
create_repository_from_templatewith parameters:template_owner,template_repo,namedescription,owner,private,include_all_branchesPrompts tested (tool changes only)
Security / limits
Uses existing auth flow. GitHub enforces template access permissions server-side.
Tool renaming
deprecated_tool_aliases.goLint & tests
./script/lint./script/testDocs
README auto-generated with tool documentation.
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