github / github/github-mcp-server

Use MCP Tasks for non-blocking GitHub Actions workflow monitoring

Aperta
#3,201 0 commenti 5 reazioni 0 assegnatari Vedi su GitHub
enhancement
Lingua principale
Go
Stelle
33k
Fork
5k
Merge medio
2g 1h
PR unite (30g)
52

Descrizione

### Describe the feature or problem you’d like to solve

GitHub MCP already exposes workflow runs, jobs, and logs. The remaining gap is waiting for CI without making the agent supervise it.

Today, an agent must repeatedly poll `actions_get` or block on `gh run watch`. Discussion #1088 recommends polling every 15–30 seconds. That keeps the agent occupied with orchestration instead of useful work.

The 2026-07-28 MCP specification introduced Tasks for long-running asynchronous operations. Workflow monitoring is a natural fit.

### Proposed solution

Add an Actions operation that waits for a workflow run as an MCP Task:

```json
{
"method": "watch_workflow_run",
"owner": "github",
"repo": "github-mcp-server",
"run_id": 123456789,
"until": "completed"
}
```

It would return immediately with a Task handle:

```json
{
"resultType": "task",
"taskId": "gh-actions-run-123456789",
"status": "working"
}
```

GitHub MCP would own the wait, completing the Task when the run reaches a terminal state. Clients could use `tasks/get` or task subscriptions instead of making the model poll Actions.

This requires no webhook, tunnel, or inbound connectivity for a local server. On failure, the Task could optionally return failed jobs and relevant log tails using existing Actions capabilities.

### Example prompts or workflows (for tools/toolsets only)

1. “Push this fix and watch CI. If it fails, investigate the failing job.”
2. Agent pushes → starts workflow Task → CI fails → Task returns failed-job context → agent fixes and pushes again.
3. “Trigger the deploy workflow and tell me when it finishes.”
4. “Watch this run; only bring me back in if something fails.”

### Additional context

GitHub MCP already has the Actions data plane. What is missing is the asynchronous waiting primitive.

Before MCP Tasks, client-driven polling was a reasonable workaround. Tasks now provide a protocol-native lifecycle for this operation.

Related:

- Discussion #1088 — current workflow iteration guidance relies on polling
- Issue #1722 — workflow status and log access for agents
- Issue #924 — job-log access for large workflows
- [MCP Tasks specification (2026-07-28)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28/basic/utilities/tasks)

Guida per i contributori

Apri la guida per i contributori

Direzione di ricerca

Start by reading the MCP Tasks specification and the existing Actions operations, especially actions_get and the current workflow polling guidance in Discussion #1088. Done means a new workflow-monitoring operation returns a Task immediately and completes it when the run reaches a terminal state, optionally including failed-job context and log tails.

Scritto dal modello di indicizzazione a partire dal testo della issue.

Valutazione

Stack tecnologico
github-actions, go
Ambito
backend-api-design, ci-cd, devtools
Tipo di issue
Funzionalità
Difficoltà
5/5
Tempo stimato
Più di una settimana
Stato di attività
Attiva
Chiarezza
Abbastanza chiara
Idoneità per principianti
35/100

Ricevi le nuove issue nella tua casella

Un breve riepilogo di issue GitHub adatte ai principianti.