diff --git a/pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/get_file_contents.snap b/pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/get_file_contents.snap
index c2c6f19f..b3975abb 100644
--- a/pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/get_file_contents.snap
+++ b/pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/get_file_contents.snap
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
   "description": "Get the contents of a file or directory from a GitHub repository",
   "inputSchema": {
     "properties": {
-      "branch": {
-        "description": "Branch to get contents from",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
       "owner": {
         "description": "Repository owner (username or organization)",
         "type": "string"
@@ -18,9 +14,17 @@
         "description": "Path to file/directory (directories must end with a slash '/')",
         "type": "string"
       },
+      "ref": {
+        "description": "Accepts optional git refs such as `refs/tags/{tag}`, `refs/heads/{branch}` or `refs/pull/{pr_number}/head`",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
       "repo": {
         "description": "Repository name",
         "type": "string"
+      },
+      "sha": {
+        "description": "Accepts optional git sha, if sha is specified it will be used instead of ref",
+        "type": "string"
       }
     },
     "required": [
diff --git a/pkg/github/repositories.go b/pkg/github/repositories.go
index 3475167b..85fa2d7b 100644
--- a/pkg/github/repositories.go
+++ b/pkg/github/repositories.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pkg/raw"
@@ -432,8 +433,11 @@ func GetFileContents(getClient GetClientFn, getRawClient raw.GetRawClientFn, t t
 				mcp.Required(),
 				mcp.Description("Path to file/directory (directories must end with a slash '/')"),
 			),
-			mcp.WithString("branch",
-				mcp.Description("Branch to get contents from"),
+			mcp.WithString("ref",
+				mcp.Description("Accepts optional git refs such as `refs/tags/{tag}`, `refs/heads/{branch}` or `refs/pull/{pr_number}/head`"),
+			),
+			mcp.WithString("sha",
+				mcp.Description("Accepts optional git sha, if sha is specified it will be used instead of ref"),
 			),
 		),
 		func(ctx context.Context, request mcp.CallToolRequest) (*mcp.CallToolResult, error) {
@@ -449,17 +453,44 @@ func GetFileContents(getClient GetClientFn, getRawClient raw.GetRawClientFn, t t
 			if err != nil {
 				return mcp.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
 			}
-			branch, err := OptionalParam[string](request, "branch")
+			ref, err := OptionalParam[string](request, "ref")
+			if err != nil {
+				return mcp.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
+			}
+			sha, err := OptionalParam[string](request, "sha")
 			if err != nil {
 				return mcp.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil
 			}
 
+			rawOpts := &raw.RawContentOpts{}
+
+			if strings.HasPrefix(ref, "refs/pull/") {
+				prNumber := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(ref, "refs/pull/"), "/head")
+				if len(prNumber) > 0 {
+					// fetch the PR from the API to get the latest commit and use SHA
+					githubClient, err := getClient(ctx)
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get GitHub client: %w", err)
+					}
+					prNum, err := strconv.Atoi(prNumber)
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid pull request number: %w", err)
+					}
+					pr, _, err := githubClient.PullRequests.Get(ctx, owner, repo, prNum)
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get pull request: %w", err)
+					}
+					sha = pr.GetHead().GetSHA()
+					ref = ""
+				}
+			}
+
+			rawOpts.SHA = sha
+			rawOpts.Ref = ref
+
 			// If the path is (most likely) not to be a directory, we will first try to get the raw content from the GitHub raw content API.
 			if path != "" && !strings.HasSuffix(path, "/") {
-				rawOpts := &raw.RawContentOpts{}
-				if branch != "" {
-					rawOpts.Ref = "refs/heads/" + branch
-				}
+
 				rawClient, err := getRawClient(ctx)
 				if err != nil {
 					return mcp.NewToolResultError("failed to get GitHub raw content client"), nil
@@ -483,18 +514,24 @@ func GetFileContents(getClient GetClientFn, getRawClient raw.GetRawClientFn, t t
 					contentType := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")
 
 					var resourceURI string
-					if branch == "" {
-						// do a safe url join
-						resourceURI, err = url.JoinPath("repo://", owner, repo, "contents", path)
+					switch {
+					case sha != "":
+						resourceURI, err = url.JoinPath("repo://", owner, repo, "sha", sha, "contents", path)
 						if err != nil {
 							return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create resource URI: %w", err)
 						}
-					} else {
-						resourceURI, err = url.JoinPath("repo://", owner, repo, "refs", "heads", branch, "contents", path)
+					case ref != "":
+						resourceURI, err = url.JoinPath("repo://", owner, repo, ref, "contents", path)
+						if err != nil {
+							return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create resource URI: %w", err)
+						}
+					default:
+						resourceURI, err = url.JoinPath("repo://", owner, repo, "contents", path)
 						if err != nil {
 							return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create resource URI: %w", err)
 						}
 					}
+
 					if strings.HasPrefix(contentType, "application") || strings.HasPrefix(contentType, "text") {
 						return mcp.NewToolResultResource("successfully downloaded text file", mcp.TextResourceContents{
 							URI:      resourceURI,
@@ -517,8 +554,11 @@ func GetFileContents(getClient GetClientFn, getRawClient raw.GetRawClientFn, t t
 				return mcp.NewToolResultError("failed to get GitHub client"), nil
 			}
 
+			if sha != "" {
+				ref = sha
+			}
 			if strings.HasSuffix(path, "/") {
-				opts := &github.RepositoryContentGetOptions{Ref: branch}
+				opts := &github.RepositoryContentGetOptions{Ref: ref}
 				_, dirContent, resp, err := client.Repositories.GetContents(ctx, owner, repo, path, opts)
 				if err != nil {
 					return mcp.NewToolResultError("failed to get file contents"), nil
diff --git a/pkg/github/repositories_test.go b/pkg/github/repositories_test.go
index 3ba0f1aa..3f632120 100644
--- a/pkg/github/repositories_test.go
+++ b/pkg/github/repositories_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ func Test_GetFileContents(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "owner")
 	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "repo")
 	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "path")
-	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "branch")
+	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "ref")
+	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.Properties, "sha")
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, tool.InputSchema.Required, []string{"owner", "repo", "path"})
 
 	// Mock response for raw content
@@ -77,10 +78,10 @@ func Test_GetFileContents(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			),
 			requestArgs: map[string]interface{}{
-				"owner":  "owner",
-				"repo":   "repo",
-				"path":   "README.md",
-				"branch": "main",
+				"owner": "owner",
+				"repo":  "repo",
+				"path":  "README.md",
+				"ref":   "refs/heads/main",
 			},
 			expectError: false,
 			expectedResult: mcp.TextResourceContents{
@@ -101,10 +102,10 @@ func Test_GetFileContents(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			),
 			requestArgs: map[string]interface{}{
-				"owner":  "owner",
-				"repo":   "repo",
-				"path":   "test.png",
-				"branch": "main",
+				"owner": "owner",
+				"repo":  "repo",
+				"path":  "test.png",
+				"ref":   "refs/heads/main",
 			},
 			expectError: false,
 			expectedResult: mcp.BlobResourceContents{
@@ -158,10 +159,10 @@ func Test_GetFileContents(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			),
 			requestArgs: map[string]interface{}{
-				"owner":  "owner",
-				"repo":   "repo",
-				"path":   "nonexistent.md",
-				"branch": "main",
+				"owner": "owner",
+				"repo":  "repo",
+				"path":  "nonexistent.md",
+				"ref":   "refs/heads/main",
 			},
 			expectError:    false,
 			expectedResult: mcp.NewToolResultError("Failed to get file contents. The path does not point to a file or directory, or the file does not exist in the repository."),