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[eval only, do not merge] Reword search_issues for natural-language semantic queries #2937

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[eval only] Reword search_issues for natural-language semantic queries
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[eval only] Match search_issues wording to remote #911 semantic variant
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/search_issues.snap
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"readOnlyHint": true,
"title": "Search issues"
},
"description": "Search for issues in GitHub repositories using issues search syntax already scoped to is:issue",
"description": "Search issues using natural-language semantic matching. Best for conceptual or paraphrased queries (e.g. \"login fails after password reset\"). Already scoped to is:issue. Avoid boolean OR operators, which fall back to lexical search.",
"inputSchema": {
"properties": {
"order": {
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"type": "number"
},
"query": {
"description": "Search query using GitHub issues search syntax",
"description": "The search query. Write it as natural language for semantic and hybrid variants.",
"type": "string"
},
"repo": {
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/search_issues_ff_fields_param.snap
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"readOnlyHint": true,
"title": "Search issues"
},
"description": "Search for issues in GitHub repositories using issues search syntax already scoped to is:issue",
"description": "Search issues using natural-language semantic matching. Best for conceptual or paraphrased queries (e.g. \"login fails after password reset\"). Already scoped to is:issue. Avoid boolean OR operators, which fall back to lexical search.",
"inputSchema": {
"properties": {
"fields": {
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"type": "number"
},
"query": {
"description": "Search query using GitHub issues search syntax",
"description": "The search query. Write it as natural language for semantic and hybrid variants.",
"type": "string"
},
"repo": {
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions pkg/github/issues.go
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Properties: map[string]*jsonschema.Schema{
"query": {
Type: "string",
Description: "Search query using GitHub issues search syntax",
Description: "The search query. Write it as natural language for semantic and hybrid variants.",
},
"owner": {
Type: "string",
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ToolsetMetadataIssues,
mcp.Tool{
Name: "search_issues",
Description: t("TOOL_SEARCH_ISSUES_DESCRIPTION", "Search for issues in GitHub repositories using issues search syntax already scoped to is:issue"),
Description: t("TOOL_SEARCH_ISSUES_DESCRIPTION", "Search issues using natural-language semantic matching. Best for conceptual or paraphrased queries (e.g. \"login fails after password reset\"). Already scoped to is:issue. Avoid boolean OR operators, which fall back to lexical search."),
Annotations: &mcp.ToolAnnotations{
Title: t("TOOL_SEARCH_ISSUES_USER_TITLE", "Search issues"),
ReadOnlyHint: true,
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