feat: add since and until date filters to list_commits #1928
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Add optional `since` and `until` parameters to the list_commits tool, allowing users to filter commits by date range using ISO 8601 format. This enables more efficient commit queries for time-based workflows like calculating working hours or reviewing activity within specific periods, reducing unnecessary context from historical commits. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
When using the GitHub MCP server with Claude to analyze commit history—for example, to calculate working hours or review activity within a specific time period—the
list_commitstool currently returns all commits without any date filtering. This forces the assistant to load and process unnecessary historical data, consuming valuable context window space and reducing efficiency.This PR adds two optional parameters to the
list_commitstool:since- Only return commits after this date (ISO 8601 format)until- Only return commits before this date (ISO 8601 format)These parameters map directly to the GitHub Commits API query parameters that were previously unused.
Example Usage
{ "owner": "github", "repo": "github-mcp-server", "since": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z", "until": "2025-01-31T23:59:59Z" }Changes
timeimport topkg/github/repositories.gosinceanduntilschema properties with ISO 8601 format descriptiongithub.CommitsListOptionsNote
I'm not experienced with Go, but I thought this feature would be useful and wanted to contribute. This implementation was created with assistance from Claude.
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