Git MCP

local-only server

The server can only run on the client’s local machine because it depends on local resources.

Integrations

  • Supports configuration through environment variables that can be set directly or through a .env file, particularly for specifying the path to Git repositories.

  • Provides tools for managing local Git repositories, including listing repositories, retrieving and creating tags, listing commits, pushing tags to remote repositories, and refreshing repositories by pulling from remotes.

Git MCP

MCP server for managing Git operations on local repositories.

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Git MCP for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @kjozsa/git-mcp --client claude

Installing Manually

uvx install git-mcp

Configuration

Add the MCP server using the following JSON configuration snippet:

{ "mcpServers": { "git-mcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["git-mcp"], "env": { "GIT_REPOS_PATH": "/path/to/your/git/repositories" } } } }

Features and Usage

Environment Variables

  • GIT_REPOS_PATH: Path to the directory containing your Git repositories (required)

You can set this in your environment or create a .env file in the directory where you run the server.

Available Methods

list_repositories

Lists all Git repositories in the configured path.

  • Parameters: None
  • Returns: List of repository names

get_last_git_tag

Finds the last Git tag in the specified repository.

  • Parameters: repo_name (Name of the Git repository)
  • Returns: Dictionary with version (tag name) and date (tag creation date)

list_commits_since_last_tag

Lists commit messages between the last Git tag and HEAD.

  • Parameters:
    • repo_name: Name of the Git repository
    • max_count (optional): Maximum number of commits to return
  • Returns: List of dictionaries with hash, author, date, and message

create_git_tag

Creates a new git tag in the specified repository.

  • Parameters:
    • repo_name: Name of the git repository
    • tag_name: Name of the tag to create
    • message (optional): Message for annotated tag (if not provided, creates a lightweight tag)
  • Returns: Dictionary with status, version (tag name), date (tag creation date), and type (annotated or lightweight)

push_git_tag

Pushes an existing git tag to the default remote repository.

  • Parameters:
    • repo_name: Name of the git repository
    • tag_name: Name of the tag to push
  • Returns: Dictionary with status, remote (name of the remote), tag (name of the tag), and message (success message)

refresh_repository

Refreshes a repository by checking out the main branch (or master as fallback) and pulling from all remotes.

  • Parameters:
    • repo_name: Name of the git repository
  • Returns: Dictionary with status, repository, branch, and pull_results (results for each remote)

Troubleshooting

  • Repository Not Found: Ensure GIT_REPOS_PATH is set correctly and the repository exists
  • No Tags Found: The repository doesn't have any tags yet

Development

# Install dependencies uv pip install -r requirements.txt # Run in dev mode with Inspector mcp dev git_mcp/server.py

Testing

The project includes two test scripts:

  1. test_git_mcp.py - Tests the underlying Git command functionality directly, without using the MCP server.
  2. test_mcp_server.py - Tests the MCP server functionality by starting a server instance and making calls to it.

To run the tests:

# Test the Git command functionality python test_git_mcp.py # Test the MCP server (requires the git-mcp package to be installed) python test_mcp_server.py

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MCP server for managing Git operations on local repositories, allowing users to list repositories, get and create tags, list commits, push tags, and refresh repositories through a standardized interface.

  1. Installation
    1. Installing via Smithery
      1. Installing Manually
      2. Configuration
        1. Features and Usage
          1. Environment Variables
            1. Available Methods
              1. list_repositories
                1. get_last_git_tag
                  1. list_commits_since_last_tag
                    1. create_git_tag
                      1. push_git_tag
                        1. refresh_repository
                        2. Troubleshooting
                        3. Development
                          1. Testing