github/github-mcp-server · error

failed to resolve project ID: %w

Error message

failed to resolve project ID: %w

What it means

Error "failed to resolve project ID: %w" thrown in github/github-mcp-server.

Source

Thrown at pkg/github/projects.go:1619

		} `graphql:"user(login: $owner)"`
	}
	var projectIDQueryOrg struct {
		Organization struct {
			ProjectV2 struct {
				ID githubv4.ID
			} `graphql:"projectV2(number: $projectNumber)"`
		} `graphql:"organization(login: $owner)"`
	}

	queryVars := map[string]any{
		"owner":         githubv4.String(owner),
		"projectNumber": githubv4.Int(int32(projectNumber)), //nolint:gosec // Project numbers are small integers
	}

	if ownerType == "org" {
		err := gqlClient.Query(ctx, &projectIDQueryOrg, queryVars)
		if err != nil {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", ProjectResolveIDFailedError, err)
		}
		return projectIDQueryOrg.Organization.ProjectV2.ID, nil
	}

	err := gqlClient.Query(ctx, &projectIDQueryUser, queryVars)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", ProjectResolveIDFailedError, err)
	}
	return projectIDQueryUser.User.ProjectV2.ID, nil
}

// addProjectItem adds an item to a project by resolving the issue/PR number to a node ID
func addProjectItem(ctx context.Context, gqlClient *githubv4.Client, owner, ownerType string, projectNumber int, itemOwner, itemRepo string, itemNumber int, itemType string) (*mcp.CallToolResult, any, error) {
	if itemType != "issue" && itemType != "pull_request" {
		return utils.NewToolResultError("item_type must be either 'issue' or 'pull_request'"), nil, nil
	}

	// Resolve the item number to a node ID

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/github/projects.go:1619 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/6d415ed35a9e257a. Report an issue: GitHub.