github · kaovilai · Aug 13, 2025 · Aug 13, 2025 · Aug 13, 2025 · Aug 13, 2025
@@ -534,6 +534,12 @@ The following sets of tools are available (all are on by default):
   - `repo`: Repository name (string, required)
   - `title`: Issue title (string, required)
 
+- **edit_issue_comment** - Edit issue comment
+  - `body`: New comment text content (string, required)
+  - `comment_id`: The ID of the comment to edit (number, required)
+  - `owner`: Repository owner (string, required)
+  - `repo`: Repository name (string, required)
+
 - **get_issue** - Get issue details
   - `issue_number`: The number of the issue (number, required)
   - `owner`: The owner of the repository (string, required)

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "annotations": {
+    "title": "Edit issue comment",
+    "readOnlyHint": false
+  },
+  "description": "Edit an existing comment on a GitHub issue.",
+  "inputSchema": {
+    "properties": {
+      "body": {
+        "description": "New comment text content",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "comment_id": {
+        "description": "The ID of the comment to edit",
+        "type": "number"
+      },
+      "owner": {
+        "description": "Repository owner",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "repo": {
+        "description": "Repository name",
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "owner",
+      "repo",
+      "comment_id",
+      "body"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "name": "edit_issue_comment"
+}
@@ -327,6 +327,73 @@ func AddIssueComment(getClient GetClientFn, t translations.TranslationHelperFunc
 		}
 }
 
+// EditIssueComment creates a tool to edit an existing issue comment.
+func EditIssueComment(getClient GetClientFn, t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) (tool mcp.Tool, handler server.ToolHandlerFunc) {
+	return mcp.NewTool("edit_issue_comment",
+			mcp.WithDescription(t("TOOL_EDIT_ISSUE_COMMENT_DESCRIPTION", "Edit an existing comment on a GitHub issue.")),
+			mcp.WithToolAnnotation(mcp.ToolAnnotation{
+				Title:        t("TOOL_EDIT_ISSUE_COMMENT_USER_TITLE", "Edit issue comment"),
+				ReadOnlyHint: ToBoolPtr(false),
+			}),
+			mcp.WithString("owner",
+				mcp.Required(),
+				mcp.Description("Repository owner"),
+			),
+			mcp.WithString("repo",
+				mcp.Required(),
+				mcp.Description("Repository name"),
+			),
+			mcp.WithNumber("comment_id",
+				mcp.Required(),
+				mcp.Description("The ID of the comment to edit"),
+			),
+			mcp.WithString("body",
+				mcp.Required(),
+				mcp.Description("New comment text content"),
+			),
+		),
+		func(ctx context.Context, request mcp.CallToolRequest) (*mcp.CallToolResult, error) {
+			owner, err := RequiredParam[string](request, "owner")
+			if err != nil {
+				return mcp.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
+			}
+			repo, err := RequiredParam[string](request, "repo")
+			if err != nil {
+				return mcp.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
+			}
+			commentIDInt, err := RequiredInt(request, "comment_id")
+			if err != nil {
+				return mcp.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
+			}
+			commentID := int64(commentIDInt)
+			body, err := RequiredParam[string](request, "body")
+			if err != nil {
+				return mcp.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
+			}
+
+			comment := &github.IssueComment{
+				Body: github.Ptr(body),
+			}
+
+			client, err := getClient(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get GitHub client: %w", err)
+			}
+			editedComment, resp, err := client.Issues.EditComment(ctx, owner, repo, commentID, comment)
+			if err != nil {
+				return ghErrors.NewGitHubAPIErrorResponse(ctx, "failed to edit comment", resp, err), nil
+			}
+			defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
+
+			r, err := json.Marshal(editedComment)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal response: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			return mcp.NewToolResultText(string(r)), nil
+		}
+}
+
 // AddSubIssue creates a tool to add a sub-issue to a parent issue.
 func AddSubIssue(getClient GetClientFn, t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) (tool mcp.Tool, handler server.ToolHandlerFunc) {
 	return mcp.NewTool("add_sub_issue",

@@ -236,6 +236,131 @@ func Test_AddIssueComment(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_EditIssueComment(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify tool definition once
+	mockClient := github.NewClient(nil)
+	tool, _ := EditIssueComment(stubGetClientFn(mockClient), translations.NullTranslationHelper)
+	require.NoError(t, toolsnaps.Test(tool.Name, tool))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "edit_issue_comment", tool.Name)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, tool.Description)
+	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "owner")
+	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "repo")
+	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "comment_id")
+	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "body")
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, tool.InputSchema.Required, []string{"owner", "repo", "comment_id", "body"})
+
+	// Setup mock comment for success case
+	mockEditedComment := &github.IssueComment{
+		ID:   github.Ptr(int64(123)),
+		Body: github.Ptr("This is the edited comment"),
+		User: &github.User{
+			Login: github.Ptr("testuser"),
+		},
+		HTMLURL: github.Ptr("https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/42#issuecomment-123"),
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name            string
+		mockedClient    *http.Client
+		requestArgs     map[string]interface{}
+		expectError     bool
+		expectedComment *github.IssueComment
+		expectedErrMsg  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "successful comment edit",
+			mockedClient: mock.NewMockedHTTPClient(
+				mock.WithRequestMatchHandler(
+					mock.PatchReposIssuesCommentsByOwnerByRepoByCommentId,
+					mockResponse(t, http.StatusOK, mockEditedComment),
+				),
+			),
+			requestArgs: map[string]interface{}{
+				"owner":      "owner",
+				"repo":       "repo",
+				"comment_id": float64(123),
+				"body":       "This is the edited comment",
+			},
+			expectError:     false,
+			expectedComment: mockEditedComment,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "comment edit fails",
+			mockedClient: mock.NewMockedHTTPClient(
+				mock.WithRequestMatchHandler(
+					mock.PatchReposIssuesCommentsByOwnerByRepoByCommentId,
+					http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+						w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+						_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"message": "Comment not found"}`))
+					}),
+				),
+			),
+			requestArgs: map[string]interface{}{
+				"owner":      "owner",
+				"repo":       "repo",
+				"comment_id": float64(999),
+				"body":       "This is the edited comment",
+			},
+			expectError:    false,
+			expectedErrMsg: "failed to edit comment:",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "missing body parameter",
+			mockedClient: mock.NewMockedHTTPClient(),
+			requestArgs: map[string]interface{}{
+				"owner":      "owner",
+				"repo":       "repo",
+				"comment_id": float64(123),
+			},
+			expectError:    false,
+			expectedErrMsg: "missing required parameter: body",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Setup client with mock
+			client := github.NewClient(tc.mockedClient)
+			_, handler := EditIssueComment(stubGetClientFn(client), translations.NullTranslationHelper)
+
+			// Create call request
+			request := createMCPRequest(tc.requestArgs)
+
+			// Call handler
+			result, err := handler(context.Background(), request)
+
+			// Verify results
+			if tc.expectError {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tc.expectedErrMsg)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if tc.expectedErrMsg != "" {
+				require.NotNil(t, result)
+				textContent := getTextResult(t, result)
+				assert.Contains(t, textContent.Text, tc.expectedErrMsg)
+				return
+			}
+
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// Parse the result and get the text content if no error
+			textContent := getTextResult(t, result)
+
+			// Parse JSON from result
+			var returnedComment github.IssueComment
+			err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(textContent.Text), &returnedComment)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, *tc.expectedComment.ID, *returnedComment.ID)
+			assert.Equal(t, *tc.expectedComment.Body, *returnedComment.Body)
+			assert.Equal(t, *tc.expectedComment.User.Login, *returnedComment.User.Login)
+
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_SearchIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify tool definition once
 	mockClient := github.NewClient(nil)

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func DefaultToolsetGroup(readOnly bool, getClient GetClientFn, getGQLClient GetG
 		AddWriteTools(
 			toolsets.NewServerTool(CreateIssue(getClient, t)),
 			toolsets.NewServerTool(AddIssueComment(getClient, t)),
+			toolsets.NewServerTool(EditIssueComment(getClient, t)),
 			toolsets.NewServerTool(UpdateIssue(getClient, t)),
 			toolsets.NewServerTool(AssignCopilotToIssue(getGQLClient, t)),
 			toolsets.NewServerTool(AddSubIssue(getClient, t)),