GitLab MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GitLab integration, providing tools to interact with GitLab repositories, issues, merge requests, and more.

Features

Support for both stdio and SSE transports
Strict TypeScript typing with the MCP SDK
Comprehensive GitLab API integration
Repository operations (search, create, fork)
File operations (read, create, update)
Branch operations (create)
Issue management (create, list, filter)
Merge request handling (create, list, filter)
Group projects listing
Project events retrieval
Commit history access

Installation

From npm (Recommended)

npm install @yoda.digital/gitlab-mcp-server

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-gitlab-server.git
cd mcp-gitlab-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Configuration

Environment Variables

The server requires the following environment variables when running directly:

GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (required): Your GitLab personal access token
GITLAB_API_URL (optional): The GitLab API URL (defaults to 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4')
PORT (optional): The port to use for SSE transport (defaults to 3000)
USE_SSE (optional): Set to 'true' to use SSE transport instead of stdio (defaults to 'false')

MCP Settings Configuration

You can add the GitLab MCP server to your MCP settings file (e.g., cline_mcp_settings.json or claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@yoda.digital/gitlab-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_token_here",
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4"
      },
      "alwaysAllow": [],
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

Usage

Running with stdio transport (default)

# Set your GitLab personal access token
export GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token_here

# Run the server
npm start

Running with SSE transport

# Set your GitLab personal access token and enable SSE
export GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token_here
export USE_SSE=true
export PORT=3000  # Optional, defaults to 3000

# Run the server
npm start

Running with npx

# Run directly with npx
GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token_here npx @yoda.digital/gitlab-mcp-server

Available Tools

The server provides the following tools:

Repository Operations

search_repositories: Search for GitLab projects
{ "search": "project-name", "page": 1, "per_page": 20 }
create_repository: Create a new GitLab project
{ "name": "new-project", "description": "A new project", "visibility": "private", "initialize_with_readme": true }
fork_repository: Fork a GitLab project
{ "project_id": "username/project", "namespace": "target-namespace" }
list_group_projects: List all projects within a specific GitLab group
{ "group_id": "group-name", "archived": false, "visibility": "public", "include_subgroups": true, "page": 1, "per_page": 20 }

File Operations

get_file_contents: Get the contents of a file from a GitLab project
{ "project_id": "username/project", "file_path": "path/to/file.txt", "ref": "main" }
create_or_update_file: Create or update a single file in a GitLab project
{ "project_id": "username/project", "file_path": "path/to/file.txt", "content": "File content here", "commit_message": "Add/update file", "branch": "main", "previous_path": "old/path/to/file.txt" }
push_files: Push multiple files to a GitLab project in a single commit
{ "project_id": "username/project", "files": [ { "path": "file1.txt", "content": "Content for file 1" }, { "path": "file2.txt", "content": "Content for file 2" } ], "commit_message": "Add multiple files", "branch": "main" }

Branch Operations

create_branch: Create a new branch in a GitLab project
{ "project_id": "username/project", "branch": "new-branch", "ref": "main" }

Issue Operations

create_issue: Create a new issue in a GitLab project
{ "project_id": "username/project", "title": "Issue title", "description": "Issue description", "assignee_ids": [1, 2], "milestone_id": 1, "labels": ["bug", "critical"] }
list_issues: Get issues for a GitLab project with filtering
{ "project_id": "username/project", "state": "opened", "labels": "bug,critical", "milestone": "v1.0", "author_id": 1, "assignee_id": 2, "search": "keyword", "created_after": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "created_before": "2023-12-31T23:59:59Z", "updated_after": "2023-06-01T00:00:00Z", "updated_before": "2023-06-30T23:59:59Z", "page": 1, "per_page": 20 }

Merge Request Operations

create_merge_request: Create a new merge request in a GitLab project
{ "project_id": "username/project", "title": "Merge request title", "description": "Merge request description", "source_branch": "feature-branch", "target_branch": "main", "allow_collaboration": true, "draft": false }
list_merge_requests: Get merge requests for a GitLab project with filtering
{ "project_id": "username/project", "state": "opened", "order_by": "created_at", "sort": "desc", "milestone": "v1.0", "labels": "feature,enhancement", "created_after": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "created_before": "2023-12-31T23:59:59Z", "updated_after": "2023-06-01T00:00:00Z", "updated_before": "2023-06-30T23:59:59Z", "author_id": 1, "assignee_id": 2, "search": "keyword", "source_branch": "feature-branch", "target_branch": "main", "page": 1, "per_page": 20 }

Project Activity

get_project_events: Get recent events/activities for a GitLab project
{ "project_id": "username/project", "action": "pushed", "target_type": "issue", "before": "2023-12-31T23:59:59Z", "after": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "sort": "desc", "page": 1, "per_page": 20 }
list_commits: Get commit history for a GitLab project
{ "project_id": "username/project", "sha": "branch-or-commit-sha", "path": "path/to/file", "since": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "until": "2023-12-31T23:59:59Z", "all": true, "with_stats": true, "first_parent": true, "page": 1, "per_page": 20 }

Development

Building the Project

npm run build

Running Tests

npm test

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

NPM Package

This package is available on npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@yoda.digital/gitlab-mcp-server

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