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get_discussion and get_discussion_comments accept calls with missing required parameters instead of returning a validation error

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Description

### Describe the bug

When `get_discussion` or `get_discussion_comments` is called without one of the required parameters (`owner`, `repo`, or `discussionNumber`), the tool does not return a parameter-validation error. Instead it silently substitutes a zero value and issues a GraphQL request, which returns a confusing API-level error rather than a clear message identifying the missing field.

**Affected version:** current (tested against `ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server` latest as of 2026-06)

### Steps to reproduce

1. Configure the MCP server normally.
2. Call `get_discussion` with only `{"repo": "myrepo", "discussionNumber": 1}` (omitting `owner`).
3. Observe that the tool returns a GraphQL error like `"Could not resolve to a Repository"` rather than a message indicating `owner` is required.

Repeat with `get_discussion_comments` and any missing required field.

### Expected behavior

The tool should return a structured error immediately: `"missing required parameter: owner"` (or equivalent), consistent with how `add_discussion_comment` and the other discussion write tools behave when a required parameter is absent.

### Actual behavior

The tool issues a GraphQL query with the missing field set to its zero value (`""` for strings, `0` for numbers) and returns whichever API error results from that invalid query.

### Additional context

The write handlers in the same file (`add_discussion_comment`, `reply_to_discussion_comment`, etc.) were updated in PR #2718 to use explicit parameter validation that returns named errors on missing input. The two read handlers were not included in that pass and still use the legacy decoding pattern.

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Piste de recherche

Start by locating the get_discussion and get_discussion_comments handlers and compare their parameter decoding with the validated discussion write handlers updated in PR #2718. Reproduce calls with each required field omitted, then confirm both read tools return a named missing-parameter validation error without issuing a GraphQL request.

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Évaluation

Stack technique
go
Domaine
api, backend-api-design
Type d'issue
Bug
Difficulté
2/5
Temps estimé
1-3 heures
Activité
Calme
Clarté
Clairement spécifiée
Accessibilité débutants
76/100

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