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git_log

Retrieve recent Git commit history for a repository to track changes, review updates, and monitor project activity. Specify path and commit count for targeted analysis.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
pathNo.
maxCountNo

Implementation Reference

  • Handler function that runs the git log command, parses output with parseGitLog, and returns JSON array of commits.
    async ({ path: gitPath, maxCount }) => {
      return wrapToolExecution(async () => {
        const { stdout } = await execAsync(
          `git log -${maxCount} --pretty=format:"%H|%an|%ad|%s" --date=iso`,
          { cwd: gitPath }
        );
    
        const commits = parseGitLog(stdout);
    
        return {
          content: [{
            type: "text" as const,
            text: JSON.stringify(commits, null, 2)
          }]
        };
      }, {
        errorCode: ERROR_CODES.GIT_OPERATION,
        context: "Failed to get git log"
      });
    }
  • Zod input schema defining optional 'path' (git directory) and 'maxCount' (number of commits).
    {
      path: z.string().optional().default("."),
      maxCount: z.number().optional().default(DEFAULTS.MAX_COMMITS)
    },
  • Registers the 'git_log' tool with the MCP server, including schema and handler function.
    function registerGitLog(server: McpServer): void {
      server.tool("git_log",
        {
          path: z.string().optional().default("."),
          maxCount: z.number().optional().default(DEFAULTS.MAX_COMMITS)
        },
        async ({ path: gitPath, maxCount }) => {
          return wrapToolExecution(async () => {
            const { stdout } = await execAsync(
              `git log -${maxCount} --pretty=format:"%H|%an|%ad|%s" --date=iso`,
              { cwd: gitPath }
            );
    
            const commits = parseGitLog(stdout);
    
            return {
              content: [{
                type: "text" as const,
                text: JSON.stringify(commits, null, 2)
              }]
            };
          }, {
            errorCode: ERROR_CODES.GIT_OPERATION,
            context: "Failed to get git log"
          });
        }
      );
    }
  • Helper function to parse git log output into structured GitCommit objects.
    function parseGitLog(stdout: string): GitCommit[] {
      const lines = stdout.trim().split('\n').filter(line => line);
      return lines.map(line => {
        const [hash, author, date, message] = line.split('|');
        return {
          hash: hash.substring(0, 8),
          author,
          date,
          message
        };
      });
    }

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