Tools Reference

Complete reference for all tools provided by the Greptile MCP server.

Repository parameters (name, remote, defaultBranch) must be provided together or omitted entirely.

Pull Request Tools

list_pull_requests / list_merge_requests

List PRs with optional filtering. Both tool names work identically.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	No*	Repository name (`owner/repo`)
`remote`	string	No*	`github`, `gitlab`, `azure`, `bitbucket`
`defaultBranch`	string	No*	Default branch name
`sourceBranch`	string	No	Filter by source branch (partial match)
`authorLogin`	string	No	Filter by author (fuzzy match)
`state`	string	No	`open`, `closed`
`limit`	number	No	Max results (default: 20, max: 100)
`offset`	number	No	Pagination offset

Merged PRs also appear under state: "closed".

{
  "mergeRequests": [
    {
      "id": "15384680",
      "number": 5,
      "title": "Fix config test logic",
      "state": "open",
      "isDraft": false,
      "authorLogin": "developer",
      "branches": {
        "source": "fix-config-test",
        "target": "develop"
      },
      "repository": {
        "name": "owner/repo",
        "remote": "github"
      },
      "stats": {
        "changedFiles": 2,
        "additions": 10,
        "deletions": 1
      },
      "commentsCount": 2,
      "reviewsCount": 1,
      "createdAt": "2025-11-15T21:22:04.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 4
}

get_merge_request

Get detailed PR information including review analysis.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Repository name (`owner/repo`)
`remote`	string	Yes	`github`, `gitlab`, `azure`, `bitbucket`
`defaultBranch`	string	Yes	Default branch
`prNumber`	number	Yes	PR number

{
  "mergeRequest": {
    "number": 5,
    "title": "Fix config test logic",
    "description": "Fixes the configuration issue.",
    "state": "open",
    "isDraft": false,
    "authorLogin": "developer",
    "branches": {
      "source": "fix-config-test",
      "target": "develop"
    },
    "stats": {
      "changedFiles": 2,
      "additions": 10,
      "deletions": 1
    },
    "labels": [],
    "comments": {
      "greptile": [...],
      "human": [...]
    },
    "codeReviews": [
      {
        "id": "1382118",
        "status": "COMPLETED",
        "createdAt": "2025-11-15T21:22:08.333Z",
        "completedAt": "2025-11-15T21:24:33.848Z"
      }
    ],
    "reviewAnalysis": {
      "totalGreptileComments": 2,
      "totalHumanComments": 0,
      "addressedComments": [],
      "unaddressedComments": [...],
      "commitsSinceLastReview": [],
      "lastReviewDate": "2025-11-15T21:24:33.643Z",
      "reviewCompleteness": "0/2 Greptile comments addressed",
      "hasNewCommitsSinceReview": false
    }
  }
}

Key fields:

comments.greptile[] - Greptile-generated comments
comments.human[] - Human comments
reviewAnalysis.reviewCompleteness - Human-readable progress
reviewAnalysis.hasNewCommitsSinceReview - Needs re-review?

list_merge_request_comments

Get all comments for a PR with filtering options.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Repository name
`remote`	string	Yes	Provider
`defaultBranch`	string	Yes	Default branch
`prNumber`	number	Yes	PR number
`greptileGenerated`	boolean	No	Filter Greptile comments only
`addressed`	boolean	No	Filter by addressed status
`createdAfter`	string	No	ISO 8601 date filter
`createdBefore`	string	No	ISO 8601 date filter

{
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "152718338",
      "commentId": "IC_kwDOQI_wgM7S0QWt",
      "body": "<h2>Greptile Overview</h2>...",
      "authorLogin": "greptile-apps[bot]",
      "filePath": null,
      "lineStart": null,
      "lineEnd": null,
      "isGreptileComment": true,
      "addressed": false,
      "createdAt": "2025-11-15T21:24:33.643Z",
      "hasSuggestion": false,
      "suggestedCode": null,
      "linkedMemory": null
    },
    {
      "id": "152718337",
      "commentId": "PRRC_kwDOQI_wgM6Wzw2_",
      "body": "**logic:** API token exposed...\n\n```suggestion\n\"Authorization\": \"Bearer ${process.env.TOKEN}\"\n```",
      "authorLogin": "greptile-apps",
      "filePath": ".mcp.json",
      "lineStart": null,
      "lineEnd": null,
      "isGreptileComment": true,
      "addressed": false,
      "createdAt": "2025-11-15T21:24:33.623Z",
      "hasSuggestion": true,
      "suggestedCode": "\"Authorization\": \"Bearer ${process.env.TOKEN}\"",
      "linkedMemory": null
    }
  ],
  "repository": "owner/repo",
  "prNumber": 5,
  "total": 2
}

Key fields:

isGreptileComment - Boolean: is this from Greptile?
hasSuggestion - Boolean: has a code fix?
suggestedCode - The actual fix code
linkedMemory - Links to custom context (usually null)

Two Greptile identities: PR summaries come from greptile-apps[bot], inline comments from greptile-apps. Use isGreptileComment: true to catch both.

Code Review Tools

list_code_reviews

List code reviews with optional filtering.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	No	Repository name
`remote`	string	No	Provider
`defaultBranch`	string	No	Default branch
`prNumber`	number	No	Filter by PR
`status`	string	No	Filter by status
`limit`	number	No	Max results (default: 20)
`offset`	number	No	Pagination offset

Status values: PENDING, REVIEWING_FILES, GENERATING_SUMMARY, COMPLETED, FAILED, SKIPPED

{
  "codeReviews": [
    {
      "id": "1382118",
      "status": "COMPLETED",
      "createdAt": "2025-11-15T21:22:08.333Z",
      "completedAt": "2025-11-15T21:24:33.848Z",
      "metadata": {
        "strictness": 2,
        "totalFiles": 2,
        "correlationId": "6ab3bbc7-141a-4403-978d-1152501bf9be",
        "completedFiles": 2
      },
      "mergeRequest": {
        "id": "15384680",
        "prNumber": 5,
        "title": "Fix config test logic",
        "sourceRepoUrl": "https://github.com/owner/repo",
        "repository": {
          "name": "owner/repo"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "total": 10
}

Key fields:

metadata.strictness - Review strictness level (1-5)
metadata.totalFiles / completedFiles - Review progress

get_code_review

Get detailed information for a specific code review.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`codeReviewId`	string	Yes	Code review ID

{
  "codeReview": {
    "id": "1382118",
    "body": "<sub>2 files reviewed, 1 comment</sub>...",
    "status": "COMPLETED",
    "createdAt": "2025-11-15T21:22:08.333Z",
    "completedAt": "2025-11-15T21:24:33.848Z",
    "metadata": {
      "strictness": 2,
      "totalFiles": 2,
      "correlationId": "6ab3bbc7-141a-4403-978d-1152501bf9be",
      "completedFiles": 2
    },
    "mergeRequest": {
      "id": "15384680",
      "prNumber": 5,
      "title": "Fix config test logic",
      "sourceRepoUrl": "https://github.com/owner/repo",
      "description": "Fixes the configuration issue.",
      "authorLogin": "developer",
      "repository": {
        "id": "557313",
        "name": "owner/repo",
        "remote": "github"
      }
    }
  }
}

trigger_code_review

Start a new code review on a PR.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Repository name
`remote`	string	Yes	Provider
`defaultBranch`	string	Yes	Default branch
`prNumber`	number	Yes	PR number
`branch`	string	No	Working branch

defaultBranch is required despite appearing optional. Omitting it returns: MCP error -32000: invalid_type - defaultBranch Required

{
  "codeReviewId": "cr_abc123xyz",
  "status": "PENDING",
  "message": "Code review triggered successfully"
}

Comment Search Tool

search_greptile_comments

Search across all Greptile comments.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	Yes	Search term
`limit`	number	No	Max results (default: 10, max: 50)
`includeAddressed`	boolean	No	Include resolved comments (default: false)
`createdAfter`	string	No	ISO 8601 date filter

{
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "152718338",
      "commentId": "IC_kwDOQI_wgM7S0QWt",
      "body": "**Critical Security Issue:**...",
      "authorLogin": "greptile-apps[bot]",
      "sourceType": "greptile",
      "isGreptileComment": true,
      "filePath": null,
      "lineStart": null,
      "lineEnd": null,
      "addressed": false,
      "hasSuggestion": false,
      "suggestedCode": null,
      "createdAt": "2025-11-15T21:24:33.643Z",
      "mergeRequest": {
        "id": "15384680",
        "prNumber": 5,
        "title": "Fix config test logic",
        "sourceRepoUrl": "https://github.com/owner/repo",
        "repository": {
          "name": "owner/repo"
        }
      },
      "linkedMemory": null
    }
  ],
  "query": "security",
  "total": 4,
  "note": "All results are Greptile review comments",
  "summary": {
    "addressed": 0,
    "unaddressed": 4,
    "withSuggestions": 1
  }
}

Key fields:

summary.withSuggestions - Count of comments with fixes
mergeRequest - PR context for each comment

Custom Context Tools

list_custom_context

List your organization’s coding patterns.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`type`	string	No	`CUSTOM_INSTRUCTION` or `PATTERN`
`greptileGenerated`	boolean	No	Filter by source
`limit`	number	No	Max results (default: 20, max: 100)
`offset`	number	No	Pagination offset

{
  "customContexts": [
    {
      "id": "9c29e7ed-2d3f-45bd-846d-a61a59f10dd9",
      "type": "CUSTOM_INSTRUCTION",
      "body": "Use async/await over promises",
      "status": "ACTIVE",
      "scopes": {
        "OR": [
          {
            "field": "repository",
            "value": "owner/repo",
            "operator": "MATCHES"
          }
        ]
      },
      "metadata": {
        "subtype": "style_guide",
        "includeUris": [...]
      },
      "evidenceCount": 0,
      "commentsCount": 0,
      "createdAt": "2025-11-04T07:26:36.339Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 2
}

Scope formats:

{} - Universal (applies everywhere)
{"AND": [...]} - All conditions must match
{"OR": [...]} - Any condition matches

get_custom_context

Get details for a specific pattern.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`customContextId`	string	Yes	UUID of the context

{
  "customContext": {
    "id": "9c29e7ed-2d3f-45bd-846d-a61a59f10dd9",
    "type": "CUSTOM_INSTRUCTION",
    "body": "Use async/await over promises",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "metadata": {
      "subtype": "style_guide",
      "includeUris": [...]
    },
    "scopes": {},
    "createdAt": "2025-11-04T07:26:36.339Z",
    "linkedComments": []
  }
}

search_custom_context

Search patterns by content.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	Yes	Search term
`limit`	number	No	Max results (default: 10, max: 50)

{
  "customContexts": [...],
  "query": "async await",
  "total": 0
}

create_custom_context

Create a new coding pattern.

Parameters
Response

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`body`	string	No	Pattern content
`type`	string	No	`CUSTOM_INSTRUCTION` or `PATTERN`
`status`	string	No	`ACTIVE`, `INACTIVE`, `SUGGESTED`
`scopes`	object	No	Where pattern applies
`metadata`	object	No	Additional data

Scope structure:

{
  "AND": [
    {
      "operator": "MATCHES",
      "field": "filepath",
      "value": "**/api/**"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "customContext": {
    "id": "8849b548-82ad-498a-b239-e854b5dd9e2b",
    "type": "CUSTOM_INSTRUCTION",
    "body": "Test custom context",
    "scopes": {"AND": []},
    "status": "INACTIVE",
    "metadata": {},
    "createdAt": "2025-11-29T09:01:03.755Z"
  }
}

There’s no delete_custom_context tool. To disable a pattern, set status: "INACTIVE".

Error Handling

Standard JSON-RPC error format:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "error": {
    "code": -32601,
    "message": "Method not found"
  }
}

Common Error Codes:

Code	Meaning
`-32700`	Parse error
`-32600`	Invalid request
`-32601`	Method not found
`-32602`	Invalid parameters
`-32603`	Internal error
`-32000`	Server error (includes auth failures)

Getting Started

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How Greptile Works

Pull Request Tools

list_pull_requests / list_merge_requests

get_merge_request

list_merge_request_comments

Code Review Tools

list_code_reviews

get_code_review

trigger_code_review

Comment Search Tool

search_greptile_comments

Custom Context Tools

list_custom_context

get_custom_context

search_custom_context

create_custom_context

Error Handling

Getting Started

Code Review

Self-Hosting

Account

How Greptile Works

Documentation Index

​Pull Request Tools

​list_pull_requests / list_merge_requests

​get_merge_request

​list_merge_request_comments

​Code Review Tools

​list_code_reviews

​get_code_review

​trigger_code_review

​Comment Search Tool

​search_greptile_comments

​Custom Context Tools

​list_custom_context

​get_custom_context

​search_custom_context

​create_custom_context

​Error Handling

Pull Request Tools

list_pull_requests / list_merge_requests

get_merge_request

list_merge_request_comments

Code Review Tools

list_code_reviews

get_code_review

trigger_code_review

Comment Search Tool

search_greptile_comments

Custom Context Tools

list_custom_context

get_custom_context

search_custom_context

create_custom_context

Error Handling