github/github-mcp-server · error

error parsing JSON for %s: %w

Error message

error parsing JSON for %s: %w

What it means

Error "error parsing JSON for %s: %w" thrown in github/github-mcp-server.

Source

Thrown at cmd/mcpcurl/main.go:345

			}
		case "boolean":
			// For boolean, we need to check if it was explicitly set
			if cmd.Flags().Changed(name) {
				value, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(name)
				arguments[name] = value
			}
		case "array":
			if prop.Items != nil {
				switch prop.Items.Type {
				case "string":
					if values, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(name); len(values) > 0 {
						arguments[name] = values
					}
				case "object":
					if jsonStr, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(name + "-json"); jsonStr != "" {
						var jsonArray []any
						if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonStr), &jsonArray); err != nil {
							return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing JSON for %s: %w", name, err)
						}
						arguments[name] = jsonArray
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}

	return arguments, nil
}

// buildJSONRPCRequest creates a JSON-RPC request with the given tool name and arguments
func buildJSONRPCRequest(method, toolName string, arguments map[string]any) (string, error) {
	id, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, big.NewInt(10000))
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to generate random ID: %w", err)
	}
	request := JSONRPCRequest{

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/mcpcurl/main.go:345 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of github/github-mcp-server@0ea1f775a7 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/91d7e3c2726fbc56. Report an issue: GitHub.