Git MCP Server

Git MCP Server provides a standardized interface for Large Language Models to interact with Git repositories. Part of the official Model Context Protocol server collection, it enables reading, searching, and manipulating Git repositories through a secure and extensible architecture. Currently in early development stage, this server's functionality continues to expand as the project matures, making repository workflows more accessible to AI systems.

Features

• Complete repository lifecycle management from initialization to advanced operations
• Comprehensive commit handling with staging, diffing, and history tracking
• Branch creation and navigation capabilities
• Detailed repository status reporting and visualization
• Error handling with informative diagnostics
• Multiple installation methods (uv/uvx, pip, Docker)
• Secure command execution with validation

Use cases

• Automating Git operations within AI-powered development workflows
• Creating intelligent code assistants with version control awareness
• Implementing automated code review processes with repository context
• Building history-aware development tools that leverage Git metadata
• Enhancing documentation generation with repository insights
• Streamlining continuous integration workflows with Git automation
• Enabling natural language interfaces for repository management

Tools

• git_status: Shows working tree status
• git_diff_unstaged: Displays unstaged changes in the working directory
• git_diff_staged: Shows changes staged for commit
• git_diff: Compares differences between branches or commits
• git_commit: Records changes to the repository with message
• git_add: Stages file contents for the next commit
• git_reset: Unstages all staged changes
• git_log: Shows commit history with configurable display limits
• git_create_branch: Creates new branches with optional starting points
• git_checkout: Switches between branches
• git_show: Displays contents of specified commits
• git_init: Initializes new Git repositories

Integration complexity

3/5 - Moderate. Requires configuration of environment and repository paths, but offers multiple installation methods.

Setup Guide

Using uvx (recommended)

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

"mcpServers": {
  "git": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["mcp-server-git", "--repository", "path/to/git/repo"]
  }
}

Using Docker

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

"mcpServers": {
  "git": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": [
      "run", 
      "--rm", 
      "-i", 
      "--mount", 
      "type=bind,src=/Users/username,dst=/Users/username", 
      "mcp/git"
    ]
  }
}

Using pip

1. Install the package:

pip install mcp-server-git

2. Add to your configuration:

"mcpServers": {
  "git": {
    "command": "python",
    "args": ["-m", "mcp_server_git", "--repository", "path/to/git/repo"]
  }
}

License

MIT License

Website

https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/git