projects: add server instructions #1393
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds comprehensive server instructions for the GitHub Projects toolset to guide proper usage of project-related APIs. The new instructions cover workflow patterns, field handling, pagination requirements, query construction syntax, and common pitfalls to avoid.
Key Changes
- Added detailed "projects" case to the
getToolsetInstructionsfunction with multi-section guidance - Documented query construction heuristics and syntax essentials for filtering project items
- Provided pagination best practices and field validation requirements
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
grantschlarb1911-commits approved these changes Nov 11, 2025
kerobbi approved these changes Nov 11, 2025
JoannaaKL approved these changes Nov 11, 2025
| Return COMPLETE data or state what's missing (e.g. pages skipped). | ||
| list_project_items query rules: |
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👋 this seems like it should live in the query param description in the list_project_items tool as it's specifically about that parameter in that tool?
JoannaaKL merged commit 3c72fef into tmelliottjr/update-projects-tools 15 checks passed
kerobbi pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Nov 14, 2025
* pagination, serialization updates * projects: add server instructions (#1393) * add server instructions * Update instructions.go --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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This pull request adds comprehensive instructions for handling GitHub Projects to the
pkg/github/instructions.gofile. The new guidance covers best practices for listing, filtering, paginating, and summarizing project items, ensuring correct field usage and query construction. The changes are focused on improving clarity and accuracy when interacting with project-related APIs.Stacked on top of: #1390
These instructions help improve the quality of usage for projects related tools. Most specifically, those calls for listing project items. Some example query improvements below.
Example 1
Before:
updated:>2025-11-04After:
is:issue updated:>@today-7d priority:P0,P1,P2Example 2
Before:
assignee:rileyUltimately, no results were ever returned.
After:
Attempt 1:
is:issue assignee:rileyAttempt 2 (self-corrected):
is:issue assignee:*riley*Example 3
Before:
assignee:@me is:openAfter:
is:issue state:open priority:p1 assignee:@me