github · SamMorrowDrums · Aug 14, 2026
@@ -1308,6 +1308,11 @@ The following sets of tools are available:
   - `path`: Path to the file to delete (string, required)
   - `repo`: Repository name (string, required)
 
+- **delete_repository** - Delete repository
+  - **Required OAuth Scopes**: `delete_repo`
+  - `owner`: Repository owner (username or organization) (string, required)
+  - `repo`: Repository name (string, required)
+
 - **fork_repository** - Fork repository
   - **Required OAuth Scopes**: `repo`
   - `organization`: Organization to fork to (string, optional)

@@ -103,14 +103,6 @@ type oauthAuthenticator interface {
 // delayed response from an older prompt from affecting a newer flow.
 const oauthElicitIDPrefix = "github_authorization:"
 
-// protocolVersionNoServerElicitation is the first MCP protocol version that
-// forbids server-initiated JSON-RPC requests (SEP-2322): from this version on
-// the server may not send elicitation/create while serving a request and must
-// instead return an InputRequests map from the tool call (multi round-trip
-// requests). It mirrors the go-sdk's internal constant of the same value, which
-// the SDK does not export.
-const protocolVersionNoServerElicitation = "2026-07-28"
-
 // serverMayInitiateElicitation reports whether the server is permitted to send
 // elicitation requests to the client itself, which the spec allows only before
 // protocol version 2026-07-28. A nil or un-negotiated session (only reached in
@@ -120,7 +112,7 @@ func serverMayInitiateElicitation(ss *mcp.ServerSession) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 	params := ss.InitializeParams()
-	return params == nil || params.ProtocolVersion < protocolVersionNoServerElicitation
+	return params == nil || params.ProtocolVersion < inventory.ProtocolVersionMultiRoundTrip
 }
 
 // createOAuthToolMiddleware returns tool-handler middleware that authorizes the

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "annotations": {
+    "destructiveHint": true,
+    "idempotentHint": false,
+    "readOnlyHint": false,
+    "title": "Delete repository"
+  },
+  "description": "Delete a GitHub repository after the user confirms the exact owner/repository name",
+  "inputSchema": {
+    "properties": {
+      "owner": {
+        "description": "Repository owner (username or organization)",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "repo": {
+        "description": "Repository name",
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "owner",
+      "repo"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "name": "delete_repository"
+}
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const (
 	PostReposForksByOwnerByRepo          = "POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/forks"
 	GetReposSubscriptionByOwnerByRepo    = "GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/subscription"
 	PutReposSubscriptionByOwnerByRepo    = "PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/subscription"
+	DeleteReposByOwnerByRepo             = "DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}"
 	DeleteReposSubscriptionByOwnerByRepo = "DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/subscription"
 	ListCollaborators                    = "GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators"
 

@@ -704,6 +704,119 @@ func CreateRepository(t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) inventory.ServerTool
 	)
 }
 
+const (
+	deleteRepositoryConfirmationID    = "delete_repository_confirmation"
+	deleteRepositoryConfirmationField = "repository_name"
+)
+
+// DeleteRepository creates a tool that deletes a GitHub repository after the
+// user confirms its full name through elicitation.
+func DeleteRepository(t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) inventory.ServerTool {
+	tool := NewTool(
+		ToolsetMetadataRepos,
+		mcp.Tool{
+			Name:        "delete_repository",
+			Description: t("TOOL_DELETE_REPOSITORY_DESCRIPTION", "Delete a GitHub repository after the user confirms the exact owner/repository name"),
+			Annotations: &mcp.ToolAnnotations{
+				Title:           t("TOOL_DELETE_REPOSITORY_USER_TITLE", "Delete repository"),
+				ReadOnlyHint:    false,
+				DestructiveHint: github.Ptr(true),
+			},
+			InputSchema: &jsonschema.Schema{
+				Type: "object",
+				Properties: map[string]*jsonschema.Schema{
+					"owner": {
+						Type:        "string",
+						Description: "Repository owner (username or organization)",
+					},
+					"repo": {
+						Type:        "string",
+						Description: "Repository name",
+					},
+				},
+				Required: []string{"owner", "repo"},
+			},
+		},
+		[]scopes.Scope{scopes.DeleteRepo},
+		func(ctx context.Context, deps ToolDependencies, req *mcp.CallToolRequest, args map[string]any) (*mcp.CallToolResult, any, error) {
+			owner, err := RequiredParam[string](args, "owner")
+			if err != nil {
+				return utils.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil, nil
+			}
+			repo, err := RequiredParam[string](args, "repo")
+			if err != nil {
+				return utils.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil, nil
+			}
+
+			fullName := owner + "/" + repo
+			var responses mcp.InputResponseMap
+			if req != nil && req.Params != nil {
+				responses = req.Params.InputResponses
+			}
+			response, ok := responses[deleteRepositoryConfirmationID]
+			if !ok {
+				return &mcp.CallToolResult{
+					InputRequests: mcp.InputRequestMap{
+						deleteRepositoryConfirmationID: &mcp.ElicitParams{
+							Mode:    "form",
+							Message: fmt.Sprintf("Type %q to confirm permanent deletion of this repository.", fullName),
+							RequestedSchema: &jsonschema.Schema{
+								Type: "object",
+								Properties: map[string]*jsonschema.Schema{
+									deleteRepositoryConfirmationField: {
+										Type:        "string",
+										Title:       "Repository name",
+										Description: fmt.Sprintf("Enter %s exactly to confirm deletion", fullName),
+									},
+								},
+								Required: []string{deleteRepositoryConfirmationField},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				}, nil, nil
+			}
+
+			confirmation, ok := response.(*mcp.ElicitResult)
+			if !ok {
+				return utils.NewToolResultError("Repository deletion confirmation was invalid. The repository was not deleted."), nil, nil
+			}
+			if confirmation.Action != "accept" {
+				return utils.NewToolResultError("Repository deletion was not confirmed. The repository was not deleted."), nil, nil
+			}
+			confirmedName, ok := confirmation.Content[deleteRepositoryConfirmationField].(string)
+			if !ok || confirmedName != fullName {
+				return utils.NewToolResultError(fmt.Sprintf("Repository name confirmation did not match %q. The repository was not deleted.", fullName)), nil, nil
+			}
+
+			client, err := deps.GetClient(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get GitHub client: %w", err)
+			}
+			resp, err := client.Repositories.Delete(ctx, owner, repo)
+			if err != nil {
+				return ghErrors.NewGitHubAPIErrorResponse(ctx,
+					fmt.Sprintf("failed to delete repository: %s", fullName),
+					resp,
+					err,
+				), nil, nil
+			}
+			defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
+
+			if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent {
+				body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read response body: %w", err)
+				}
+				return ghErrors.NewGitHubAPIStatusErrorResponse(ctx, "failed to delete repository", resp, body), nil, nil
+			}
+
+			return utils.NewToolResultText(fmt.Sprintf("Repository %s was deleted.", fullName)), nil, nil
+		},
+	)
+	tool.MinimumProtocolVersion = inventory.ProtocolVersionMultiRoundTrip
+	return tool
+}
+
 // FetchRepoIsPrivate returns whether a repository is private. It is a thin
 // wrapper around the GitHub Repositories.Get endpoint provided as a shared
 // helper for IFC label computation across tools.

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/internal/githubv4mock"
 	"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/internal/toolsnaps"
+	"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pkg/inventory"
 	"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pkg/raw"
+	"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pkg/scopes"
 	"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pkg/translations"
 	"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v89/github"
@@ -2984,6 +2986,171 @@ func Test_PushFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_DeleteRepository(t *testing.T) {
+	serverTool := DeleteRepository(translations.NullTranslationHelper)
+	tool := serverTool.Tool
+	require.NoError(t, toolsnaps.Test(tool.Name, tool))
+
+	schema, ok := tool.InputSchema.(*jsonschema.Schema)
+	require.True(t, ok, "InputSchema should be *jsonschema.Schema")
+	assert.Equal(t, "delete_repository", tool.Name)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, tool.Description)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"owner", "repo"}, schema.Required)
+	require.NotNil(t, tool.Annotations)
+	require.NotNil(t, tool.Annotations.DestructiveHint)
+	assert.True(t, *tool.Annotations.DestructiveHint)
+	assert.Equal(t, inventory.ProtocolVersionMultiRoundTrip, serverTool.MinimumProtocolVersion)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{string(scopes.DeleteRepo)}, serverTool.RequiredScopes)
+
+	t.Run("requests exact repository name through elicitation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := invokeDeleteRepository(t, serverTool, NewMockedHTTPClient(), nil)
+
+		require.False(t, result.IsError)
+		require.Len(t, result.InputRequests, 1)
+		inputRequest, ok := result.InputRequests[deleteRepositoryConfirmationID].(*mcp.ElicitParams)
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		assert.Equal(t, "form", inputRequest.Mode)
+		assert.Contains(t, inputRequest.Message, `"owner/repo"`)
+
+		requestedSchema, ok := inputRequest.RequestedSchema.(*jsonschema.Schema)
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{deleteRepositoryConfirmationField}, requestedSchema.Required)
+		assert.Contains(t, requestedSchema.Properties, deleteRepositoryConfirmationField)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("deletes after exact confirmation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := NewMockedHTTPClient(
+			WithRequestMatchHandler(
+				DeleteReposByOwnerByRepo,
+				mockResponse(t, http.StatusNoContent, nil),
+			),
+		)
+		result := invokeDeleteRepository(t, serverTool, client, &mcp.ElicitResult{
+			Action: "accept",
+			Content: map[string]any{
+				deleteRepositoryConfirmationField: "owner/repo",
+			},
+		})
+
+		require.False(t, result.IsError)
+		assert.Contains(t, getTextResult(t, result).Text, "owner/repo was deleted")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("completes multi-round-trip elicitation before deleting", func(t *testing.T) {
+		httpClient := NewMockedHTTPClient(
+			WithRequestMatchHandler(
+				DeleteReposByOwnerByRepo,
+				mockResponse(t, http.StatusNoContent, nil),
+			),
+		)
+		deps := BaseDeps{Client: mustNewGHClient(t, httpClient)}
+
+		inv, err := inventory.NewBuilder().
+			SetTools([]inventory.ServerTool{serverTool}).
+			WithToolsets([]string{"all"}).
+			Build()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		server := mcp.NewServer(&mcp.Implementation{Name: "test-server", Version: "v0.0.1"}, nil)
+		server.AddReceivingMiddleware(func(next mcp.MethodHandler) mcp.MethodHandler {
+			return func(ctx context.Context, method string, request mcp.Request) (mcp.Result, error) {
+				return next(ContextWithDeps(ctx, deps), method, request)
+			}
+		})
+		inv.RegisterTools(context.Background(), server, deps)
+
+		serverTransport, clientTransport := mcp.NewInMemoryTransports()
+		serverSession, err := server.Connect(context.Background(), serverTransport, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		t.Cleanup(func() { _ = serverSession.Close() })
+
+		client := mcp.NewClient(&mcp.Implementation{Name: "test-client", Version: "v0.0.1"}, &mcp.ClientOptions{
+			ElicitationHandler: func(_ context.Context, _ *mcp.ElicitRequest) (*mcp.ElicitResult, error) {
+				return &mcp.ElicitResult{
+					Action: "accept",
+					Content: map[string]any{
+						deleteRepositoryConfirmationField: "owner/repo",
+					},
+				}, nil
+			},
+		})
+		clientSession, err := client.Connect(context.Background(), clientTransport, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		t.Cleanup(func() { _ = clientSession.Close() })
+
+		result, err := clientSession.CallTool(context.Background(), &mcp.CallToolParams{
+			Name: "delete_repository",
+			Arguments: map[string]any{
+				"owner": "owner",
+				"repo":  "repo",
+			},
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.False(t, result.IsError)
+		assert.Contains(t, getTextResult(t, result).Text, "owner/repo was deleted")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("refuses mismatched confirmation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := invokeDeleteRepository(t, serverTool, NewMockedHTTPClient(), &mcp.ElicitResult{
+			Action: "accept",
+			Content: map[string]any{
+				deleteRepositoryConfirmationField: "owner/another-repo",
+			},
+		})
+
+		require.True(t, result.IsError)
+		assert.Contains(t, getErrorResult(t, result).Text, "did not match")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("refuses declined confirmation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := invokeDeleteRepository(t, serverTool, NewMockedHTTPClient(), &mcp.ElicitResult{
+			Action: "decline",
+		})
+
+		require.True(t, result.IsError)
+		assert.Contains(t, getErrorResult(t, result).Text, "was not confirmed")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns GitHub API errors", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := NewMockedHTTPClient(
+			WithRequestMatchHandler(
+				DeleteReposByOwnerByRepo,
+				mockResponse(t, http.StatusForbidden, map[string]any{"message": "Requires admin permissions"}),
+			),
+		)
+		result := invokeDeleteRepository(t, serverTool, client, &mcp.ElicitResult{
+			Action: "accept",
+			Content: map[string]any{
+				deleteRepositoryConfirmationField: "owner/repo",
+			},
+		})
+
+		require.True(t, result.IsError)
+		assert.Contains(t, getErrorResult(t, result).Text, "failed to delete repository")
+	})
+}
+
+func invokeDeleteRepository(t *testing.T, tool inventory.ServerTool, httpClient *http.Client, confirmation *mcp.ElicitResult) *mcp.CallToolResult {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	deps := BaseDeps{Client: mustNewGHClient(t, httpClient)}
+	handler := tool.Handler(deps)
+	request := createMCPRequest(map[string]any{
+		"owner": "owner",
+		"repo":  "repo",
+	})
+	if confirmation != nil {
+		request.Params.InputResponses = mcp.InputResponseMap{
+			deleteRepositoryConfirmationID: confirmation,
+		}
+	}
+
+	result, err := handler(ContextWithDeps(context.Background(), deps), &request)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, result)
+	return result
+}
+
 func Test_ListBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify tool definition once
 	serverTool := ListBranches(translations.NullTranslationHelper)

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ func AllTools(t translations.TranslationHelperFunc, opts ...ToolOption) []invent
 		GetReleaseByTag(t),
 		CreateOrUpdateFile(t),
 		CreateRepository(t),
+		DeleteRepository(t),
 		ForkRepository(t),
 		CreateBranch(t),
 		PushFiles(t),