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Add ability to fetch issue relationships (parent, blocked by, etc..) #950
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The REST API has endpoints for dependencies (e.g. to see what an issue is blocked by) so that should be easy to integrate.
As to retrieving a parent's issue, at first glance there might be an API limitation making that difficult as the GET issue endpoint isn't returning information about the issue's parent in the response - this might need a closer look.
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C-Ross commentedon Aug 27, 2025
➕ I would find this useful as well, especially for parent child relationships, as we are coming to rely on those internally as opposed to textual links, and Copilot is missing important context from parent issues, or the existence of child issues.
jordanjennings commentedon Jan 22, 2026
Would be great to not only support reading, but also support updating issue dependencies via MCP.
chuks-qua commentedon Jan 28, 2026
@tommaso-moro you could use my mcp while we are awaiting this to be implemented. link: https://github.com/[chuks-qua/github-issues-mcp-server](https://github.com/chuks-qua/github-issues-mcp-server).
does all you need.
I would love this to be assigned to me, although go lang is not my strong suite
feat: Add get_dependencies method to issue_read tool
feat: Add dependency_write tool for managing issue dependencies
huzii7 commentedon Mar 29, 2026
any update on this feature?
chuks-qua commentedon Mar 29, 2026
@huzii7 unfortunately, been waiting for ages but had to whip up mine. check if it helps
https://github.com/chuks-qua/github-issues-mcp-server
ex-devo commentedon Apr 22, 2026
Yeah looking for this too. Not just to fetch, but to update as well.
chuks-qua commentedon Apr 22, 2026
Another options is the gh cli. i had a skill that uses the cli for that. not uploaded on my account but if you are interested i could make it public and maintain it if you want.
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C-Ross commentedon May 27, 2026
✋🏻 I would still like this feaure Stalebot.
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Reimplement issue dependencies on go-github v89 REST API
Reimplement issue dependencies on go-github v89 REST API
Reimplement issue dependencies on go-github v89 REST API
Reimplement issue dependencies on go-github v89 REST API (#2839)