GitHub connector loses all tools after granting access to a private repository
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Description
The GitHub connector becomes unusable after granting access to a private repository.
Repository: https://github.com/ferminquant/fermin-voice-skill
Steps:
- Connect GitHub in ChatGPT/Codex.
- Access GitHub successfully.
- Try to access the private repository above.
- Grant read access to the repository.
- Retry GitHub operations.
After permission was granted, every GitHub tool returned:
MCP error -32001: Unknown tool
This affected github.get_repo, github.fetch, github.fetch_file, github.get_profile, and github.create_issue.
Expected behavior:
The connector should refresh its authorization and allow access to the private repository. Existing GitHub tools should continue working.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the sequence in the issue: connect GitHub, access the listed private repository, grant read access, and retry the affected operations. Investigate the GitHub connector's authorization refresh path and verify that github.get_repo, github.fetch, github.fetch_file, github.get_profile, and github.create_issue remain available and can access the repository afterward.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github
- Domain
- api, authorization, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100