# Gist — MCP server on mcp.ai
> Connect your Gist account and use 20 tools for developer tools straight from your AI agent. Connect with your own API key. GitHub Gist is a service provided by GitHub that allows users to share code snippets, notes, and other text-based content. It supports both public and private gists, enabling easy sharing and collaboration.

By: mcp.ai · official
Page: https://mcp.ai/gist

## Connect (MCP protocol)
Remote MCP endpoint (HTTP, streamable): https://api.mcp.ai/p_gist?ms=1787293560000
Add it as a custom/remote MCP connector, then authenticate when prompted.

## REST API (no MCP client required)
Every tool is also a REST endpoint, authed with a workspace API key.
Discover: GET https://api.mcp.ai/api/gist/_endpoints   # public; lists every endpoint
Call:     POST https://api.mcp.ai/api/gist/<endpoint>
  Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…   # create one at https://mcp.ai/settings/api-keys
  Content-Type: application/json
  Body: { …args }   →   { "ok": true, "tool": "<id>", "result": { … } }

## Developer docs
How to use (MCP or REST), markdown: https://mcp.ai/gist/skill.md
Postman collection (v2.1): https://mcp.ai/gist/postman.json

## Tools
- gist_check_gist_star(gist_id: string) — Check if the authenticated user has starred a specific gist. Returns True if the gist is starred, False if not starred or if the gist doesn't exist. This is a read-only, idempotent operation that requ
- gist_create_gist(files: object, public?: boolean, description?: string) — Tool to create a new gist with one or more files. Use when you need to create a code snippet or text file to share. Note: Do not name your files 'gistfile' with a numerical suffix.
- gist_create_gist_comment(body: string, gist_id: string) — Tool to create a comment on a gist. Use when you need to add a comment to an existing gist.
- gist_delete_gist(gist_id: string) — Tool to delete a gist. Use when you have a gist_id and want to permanently remove that gist. Example prompt: "Delete gist 'aa5a315d61ae9438b18d'".
- gist_delete_gist_comment(gist_id: string, comment_id: integer) — Tool to delete a comment on a gist. Use when you have both the gist_id and comment_id and want to remove that comment. Example prompt: "Delete comment 42 from gist 'aa5a315d61ae9438b18d'".
- gist_fork_gist(gist_id: string) — Tool to fork a gist. Use when you need to create a copy of an existing gist under your own account.
- gist_get_gist(gist_id: string) — Tool to retrieve a specific gist by its ID. Use when you have a gist_id and need complete gist details.
- gist_get_gist_comment(gist_id: string, comment_id: integer) — Tool to get a specific comment on a gist. Use when you need to retrieve details of a particular comment given gist_id and comment_id.
- gist_get_gist_revision(sha: string, gist_id: string) — Tool to retrieve a specific gist revision. Use when you need details of a past state for an existing gist by commit SHA.
- gist_list_gist_comments(page?: integer, gist_id: string, per_page?: integer) — Tool to list comments on a gist. Use after confirming the gist_id to retrieve comments for a specific gist. Example: 'List comments for gist abc123'.
- gist_list_gist_commits(page?: integer, accept?: string, gist_id: string, per_page?: integer) — Tool to list the commit history of a gist. Use after you have the gist ID to review its revisions.
- gist_list_gist_forks(page?: integer, gist_id: string, per_page?: integer) — Tool to list forks of a gist. Use after obtaining a gist_id to retrieve all forks for the gist.
- gist_list_gists(page?: integer, since?: string, accept?: string, per_page?: integer) — Tool to list the authenticated user's gists or all public gists if called anonymously. Use after setting a valid GitHub token in headers.
- gist_list_public_gists(page?: integer, since?: string, per_page?: integer) — Tool to list public gists sorted by most recently updated. Use when you need to discover recent public gists. Note: with pagination, you can fetch up to 3000 gists.
- gist_list_starred_gists(page?: integer, since?: string, accept?: string, per_page?: integer) — Tool to list the authenticated user's starred gists. Use when you need to retrieve all gists the user has starred.
- gist_list_user_gists(page?: integer, since?: string, per_page?: integer, username: string) — Tool to list public gists for a specified GitHub user. Use when you have a username and need their gists.
- gist_star_gist(gist_id: string) — Star a GitHub gist. This operation is idempotent and will succeed even if the gist is already starred.
- gist_unstar_gist(gist_id: string) — Unstar a GitHub gist. This operation is idempotent and will succeed even if the gist is not currently starred.
- gist_update_gist(files?: object, gist_id: string, description?: string) — Tool to update a gist's description and files. Use when you need to modify gist content, rename files, or delete files from a gist.
- gist_update_gist_comment(body: string, gist_id: string, comment_id: integer) — Tool to update a Gist comment. Updates an existing comment on a gist. You must be the author of the comment to update it.

## Example prompts
- "What can I do in Gist?"
- "Show me a summary of my Gist account"

## Links
Docs: https://mcp.ai/docs/mcps/gist
Website: https://mcp.ai/mcps/gist