# Update Gist — GitHub

> Allows you to update a gist's description and to update, delete, or rename gist files. See the documentation

- Key: `github-update-gist`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.18
- App: GitHub (`github`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/github.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/github/actions/update-gist
- Hints: destructive · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/github/actions/update-gist/update-gist.mjs

## Description

Allows you to update a gist's description and to update, delete, or rename gist files. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/gists/gists?apiVersion=2022-11-28#update-a-gist)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `gistId` | `string` | Yes | The Gist Id to perform your action Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `description` | `string` | No | The description of the gist |
| `files` | `object` | No | The gist files to be updated, renamed, or deleted. Each key must match the current filename (including extension) of the targeted gist file. For example: hello.py. To delete a file, set the whole file to null. For example: hello.py : null |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "github",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "github-update-gist",
  arguments: {
    gistId: "Gist Id",
    description: "Description",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "github-update-gist",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    github: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    gistId: "Gist Id",
    description: "Description",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "github-update-gist",
    "configured_props": {
      "github": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "gistId": "Gist Id",
      "description": "Description"
    }
  }'
```

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