io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab

mcp-gitlab

MCP server for GitLab API — projects, MRs, pipelines, CI/CD, approvals, issues, code review.

6 29 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 4d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

29 tools · ~1.1k tok

Grade B · 0.6% of 200K ctx

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io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab is an MCP server that MCP server for GitLab API — projects, MRs, pipelines, CI/CD, approvals, issues, code review. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 83/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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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, sse, http · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_URL": "https://gitlab.example.com",
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "glpat-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
      },
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab does

mcp-gitlab is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the GitLab REST API that provides 83 tools, 7 resources, and 6 prompts for AI assistants to manage projects, merge requests, pipelines, CI/CD variables, approvals, issues, code reviews, and more. Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code Copilot, and any MCP-compatible client.

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No known CVEs.

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Is io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab safe to use?: io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab 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 MIT.
How do I install io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab?: io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab 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 io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab do?: io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab provides 29 tools: gitlab_get_project, gitlab_create_project, gitlab_delete_project, gitlab_update_project_merge_settings, gitlab_get_project_approvals and 24 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab?: io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab actively maintained?: io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab is actively maintained — last commit was 4 days ago. It has 6 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "gitlab": { "env": { "GITLAB_URL": "https://gitlab.example.com", "GITLAB_TOKEN": "glpat-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" }, "args": [ "mcp-gitlab" ], "command": "uvx" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab safe to use?

io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab 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 MIT.

How do I install io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab?

io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab 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 io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab do?

io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab provides 29 tools: gitlab_get_project, gitlab_create_project, gitlab_delete_project, gitlab_update_project_merge_settings, gitlab_get_project_approvals and 24 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab?

io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab actively maintained?

io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab is actively maintained — last commit was 4 days ago. It has 6 GitHub stars.