get_file_contents is not working properly (Path did not point to a file or directory, but resolved git ref) #864
Description
Describe the bug
It's not able to resolve a file.
Affected version
GitHub MCP Server
Version: v0.10.0
Commit: 45e90ae
Build Date: 2025-08-01T14:36:17Z
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Type "Read file X in repo Y"
Expected vs actual behavior
File should be correctly retrieved from the Github.
Logs
⏺ I found the file localenv.config.yaml. Let me read its contents:
⏺ github_twdcgrid - Get file or directory contents (MCP)(owner: "COST", repo: "baymax", path: "localenv.config.yaml")
⎿ Path did not point to a file or directory, but resolved git ref to {"Ref":"refs/heads/main","SHA":"b32ec16443d8f6fef6ba16913d33f0abfc3aa02d"} with possible path matches: ["
localenv.config.yaml"]
⎿ Interrupted by user
> supply "Ref":"refs/heads/main"
✻ Thinking…
The user wants me to supply the ref parameter with "refs/heads/main" when making the request to get the file contents.
⏺ github_twdcgrid - Get file or directory contents (MCP)(owner: "COST", repo: "baymax", path: "localenv.config.yaml", ref: "refs/heads/main")
⎿ Path did not point to a file or directory, but resolved git ref to {"Ref":"refs/heads/main","SHA":"b32ec16443d8f6fef6ba16913d33f0abfc3aa02d"} with possible path matches: ["
localenv.config.yaml"]
⎿ Interrupted by user
> supply sha as well
✻ Thinking…
The user wants me to supply the SHA as well when making the request. Let me use the SHA that was returned in the previous response.
⏺ github_twdcgrid - Get file or directory contents (MCP)(owner: "COST", repo: "baymax", path: "localenv.config.yaml", sha: "b32ec16443d8f6fef6ba16913d33f0abfc3aa02d")
⎿ Path did not point to a file or directory, but resolved git ref to {"Ref":"","SHA":"b32ec16443d8f6fef6ba16913d33f0abfc3aa02d"} with possible path matches: ["localenv.config
.yaml"]
⎿ Interrupted by user
> sha and ref
✻ Thinking…
The user wants me to supply both sha and ref parameters. Let me try that.
⏺ github_twdcgrid - Get file or directory contents (MCP)(owner: "COST", repo: "baymax", path: "localenv.config.yaml", ref: "refs/heads/main", sha:
"b32ec16443d8f6fef6ba16913d33f0abfc3aa02d")
⎿ Path did not point to a file or directory, but resolved git ref to {"Ref":"","SHA":"b32ec16443d8f6fef6ba16913d33f0abfc3aa02d"} with possible path matches: ["localenv.config
.yaml"]
⎿ Interrupted by user