{"command":{"effect":"read","timeoutSeconds":30,"inputSchema":{"type":"object","description":"Returns an array of references from your Git database that match the supplied name. The `:ref` in the URL must be formatted as `heads/<branch name>` for branches and `tags/<tag name>` for tags. If the `:ref` doesn't exist in the repository, but existing refs start with `:ref`, they will be returned as an array.\n\nWhen you use this endpoint without providing a `:ref`, it will return an array of all the references from your Git database, including notes and stashes if they exist on the server. Anything in the namespace is returned, not just `heads` and `tags`.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> You need to explicitly [request a pull request](https://docs.github.com/rest/pulls/pulls#get-a-pull-request) to trigger a test merge commit, which checks the mergeability of pull requests. For more information, see \"[Checking mergeability of pull requests](https://docs.github.com/rest/guides/getting-started-with-the-git-database-api#checking-mergeability-of-pull-requests)\".\n\nIf you request matching references for a branch named `feature` but the branch `feature` doesn't exist, the response can still include other matching head refs that start with the word `feature`, such as `featureA` and `featureB`.","properties":{"path":{"type":"object","properties":{"owner":{"type":"string","description":"The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive."},"repo":{"type":"string","description":"The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive."},"ref":{"type":"string","examples":["heads/feature-a"],"description":"The Git reference. For more information, see \"[Git References](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Git-References)\" in the Git documentation."}},"required":["owner","repo","ref"],"additionalProperties":false}},"required":["path"],"additionalProperties":false},"name":"List matching references","id":"github.git.list-matching-refs","example":{"path":{"owner":"octocat","repo":"hello-world","ref":"heads/feature-a"}},"maxRequests":1,"summary":false}}