{
  "slug": "github-mcp-server-search-commits-597a0158ff0f",
  "title": "github-mcp-server search_commits",
  "tools": [
    "github-mcp-server"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-05-28T12:14:43.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-05-28T12:14:43.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When debugging, auditing, or investigating a release, search commits with `search_commits` using GitHub commit search syntax. Include a scope qualifier such as `repo:<owner>/<repo>` in the required `query`.",
    "examples": [
      "search_commits({\"query\":\"repo:<owner>/<repo> fix panic\",\"page\":1,\"perPage\":30})"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.1.0",
      "query (required): Commit search REST query. Use `repo:owner/repo`, `org:`, or `user:` to scope; supports author, committer, date, merge, hash, tree, parent, and `is:public` qualifiers. Searches commit messages on the default branch only.",
      "page: Page number, minimum 1.",
      "perPage: Results per page, from 1 to 100.",
      "order: Sort order.",
      "sort: Sort by author or committer date; defaults to best match.",
      "Prerequisite: The tool requires OAuth scope `repo`.",
      "Search uses GitHub search syntax."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Find commits relevant to debugging, auditing, or investigating a release.",
  "before": "List repository commits and use that listing to find specific commits.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/releases/tag/v1.1.0",
    "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/blob/v1.1.0/README.md"
  ],
  "rank": 0.97036,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v1+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "backfill-20261007",
    "verdict_id": "backfill-20261007:backfill-20261007-0202ae4f582d9805-3:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "92985794aa261fbbdeb295165917d7b5b0b77e42f6648cf7df4c6b96370d0855"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "f83c7d7f9948317cdc7c7a43d6534a94e0e12256e056fbff3a39c44de7b6a807",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "backfill-20261007:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.97 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.74 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}