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[WIP] Fix github MCP search_repositories for repo: qualifier
docs: document search_repositories repo: qualifier limitation
Aug 2, 2026
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search_repositoriessilently ignores therepo:owner/namequalifier and ranks results by star count, causing agents to act on completely unrelated repositories (e.g., queryingrepo:github/gh-awreturnsgithub/gitignore).Changes
.github/aw/github-mcp-server.md— adds a warning block undersearch_repositoriesdocumenting the brokenrepo:qualifier, with correct alternatives:org:,user:,topic:,language:, orstars:qualifiersrepos-toolset call with explicitowner/repo(e.g.,get_file_contents).github/aw/github-mcp-server-pagination.md— addssearch_repositories+repo:to the Known Tool Quirks section alongside the existinglist_label/list_workflowsentries