Issue Comment

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  "title": "Issue Comment",
  "description": "Comments provide a way for people to collaborate on an issue.",
  "x-generated": "2026-10-03",
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      "description": "URL for the issue comment",
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      "description": "Contents of the issue comment",
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          "description": "The number of installations associated with the GitHub app",
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