github/github-mcp-server · error

failed to marshal starred repositories: %w

Error message

failed to marshal starred repositories: %w

What it means

Error "failed to marshal starred repositories: %w" thrown in github/github-mcp-server.

Source

Thrown at pkg/github/repositories.go:2196

					Stars:         repo.GetStargazersCount(),
					Forks:         repo.GetForksCount(),
					OpenIssues:    repo.GetOpenIssuesCount(),
					Private:       repo.GetPrivate(),
					Fork:          repo.GetFork(),
					Archived:      repo.GetArchived(),
					DefaultBranch: repo.GetDefaultBranch(),
				}

				if repo.UpdatedAt != nil {
					minimalRepo.UpdatedAt = repo.UpdatedAt.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z")
				}

				minimalRepos = append(minimalRepos, minimalRepo)
			}

			r, err := json.Marshal(minimalRepos)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal starred repositories: %w", err)
			}

			result := utils.NewToolResultText(string(r))
			// A starred-repository listing exposes repository data across many
			// repos; reuse the multi-repo join shared with search_repositories
			// (public-only results stay public-untrusted, mixed-visibility
			// results become private-untrusted, all-private results become
			// private-trusted). Visibility is read directly from the response,
			// so no extra API call is needed.
			visibilities := make([]bool, 0, len(minimalRepos))
			for _, mr := range minimalRepos {
				visibilities = append(visibilities, mr.Private)
			}
			result = attachJoinedIFCLabel(ctx, deps, result, visibilities, ifc.LabelSearchIssues)
			return result, nil, nil
		},
	)
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/github/repositories.go:2196 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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