Git Mcp Server

Name: Git Mcp Server
Author: cyanheads

@cyanheads/git-mcp-server · by cyanheads

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enabling LLMs and AI agents to interact with Git repositories. Provides tools for comprehensive Git operations including clone, commit, branch, diff, log, status, push, pull, merge, rebase, worktree, tag management, and more, via the MCP standard. STDIO & HTTP.

226 4.6k/wk 28 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

Apache-2.0 license

Maintained

Last commit 59d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

28 tools · ~722 tok

Grade B · 0.4% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git-mcp-server": {
      "env": {
        "LOGS_DIR": "~/Developer/logs/git-mcp-server/",
        "GIT_EMAIL": "casey@caseyjhand.com",
        "GIT_BASE_DIR": "~/Developer/",
        "GIT_USERNAME": "cyanheads",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "GIT_SIGN_COMMITS": "true",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio"
      },
      "args": [
        "@cyanheads/git-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Git Mcp Server does

Works with both Bun and Node.js. Runtime is auto-detected.

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CVE-2025-53107high · fixedCVSS 7.5

@cyanheads/git-mcp-server vulnerable to command injection in several tools

### Summary A command injection vulnerability exists in the `git-mcp-server` MCP Server. The vulnerability is caused by the unsanitized use of input parameters within a call to `child_process.exec`, enabling an attacker to inject arbitrary system commands. Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution under the server process's privileges. The server constructs and executes shell commands using unvalidated user input directly within command-line strings. This introduces the possib

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 2.1.5source →

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Tools (28)

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~722 tokens total

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Resources (1)

Git Working Directory

The current session working directory, set via git_set_working_dir

git://working-directory

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Prompts (1)

Git Wrap-up

Workflow protocol for completing git sessions: review, document, commit, and tag changes

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Is Git Mcp Server safe to use?: Git Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
How do I install Git Mcp Server?: Git Mcp Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Git Mcp Server do?: Git Mcp Server provides 28 tools: git_init, git_clone, git_status, git_clean, git_add and 23 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Git Mcp Server?: Git Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Git Mcp Server actively maintained?: Git Mcp Server is recently maintained — last commit was 59 days ago. It has 226 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "git-mcp-server": { "env": { "LOGS_DIR": "~/Developer/logs/git-mcp-server/", "GIT_EMAIL": "casey@caseyjhand.com", "GIT_BASE_DIR": "~/Developer/", "GIT_USERNAME": "cyanheads", "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info", "GIT_SIGN_COMMITS": "true", "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio" }, "args": [ "@cyanheads/git-mcp-server@latest" ], "type": "stdio", "command": "npx" } } }

Tools

28 git operations organized into seven categories:

@cyanheads/git-mcp-server

A Git MCP server for AI agents. STDIO & Streamable HTTP.

28 Tools · 1 Resource · 1 Prompt

Tools

28 git operations organized into seven categories:

Category	Tools	Description
Repository Management	`git_init`, `git_clone`, `git_status`, `git_clean`	Initialize repos, clone from remotes, check status, clean untracked files
Staging & Commits	`git_add`, `git_commit`, `git_diff`	Stage changes, create commits, compare changes
History & Inspection	`git_log`, `git_show`, `git_blame`, `git_reflog`	View commit history, inspect objects, trace authorship, view ref logs
Analysis	`git_changelog_analyze`	Gather git context and instructions for LLM-driven changelog analysis
Branching & Merging	`git_branch`, `git_checkout`, `git_merge`, `git_rebase`, `git_cherry_pick`	Manage branches, switch contexts, integrate changes, apply specific commits
Remote Operations	`git_remote`, `git_fetch`, `git_pull`, `git_push`	Configure remotes, fetch updates, synchronize repositories, publish changes
Advanced Workflows	`git_tag`, `git_stash`, `git_reset`, `git_worktree`, `git_set_working_dir`, `git_clear_working_dir`, `git_wrapup_instructions`	Tag releases (list/create/delete/verify), stash changes, reset state, manage worktrees, set/clear session directory

Resources

Resource	URI	Description
Git Working Directory	`git:/

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