GitLab MCP Server
An open-source Model Context Protocol server written in Go that allows AI assistants to interact with GitLab instances. It exposes over 850 actions on Free/CE tiers and over 1,000 on Ultimate tiers, covering REST and GraphQL APIs. It supports stdio and HTTP transports, OAuth, and features like read-only and safe modes to manage permissions and prevent unintended mutations.
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- Review merge requests and check for risky diffs
- Triage CI/CD pipelines and summarize job failures
- Create and assign issues with specific labels
- Draft release notes by comparing tags and commits
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
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https://github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server/releases/download/v3.4.0/gitlab-mcp-server-windows.mcpb 3.4.0
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"version": "3.4.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"fileSha256": "8c6bced9b2cfd2d542e9b8ea5d238f0a8a4ac5a1119c60376758c649469353c7",
"identifier": "https://github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server/releases/download/v3.4.0/gitlab-mcp-server-windows.mcpb",
"registryType": "mcpb",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "GITLAB_URL",
"default": "https://gitlab.com",
"description": "GitLab instance URL (default: https://gitlab.com; set for self-managed instances)",
"placeholder": "https://gitlab.com"
},
{
"name": "GITLAB_TOKEN",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "GitLab Personal Access Token (glpat-...)"
},
{
"name": "GITLAB_MCP_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY",
"format": "boolean",
"default": "false",
"description": "Skip TLS certificate verification for self-signed certs (default: false)"
},
{
"name": "GITLAB_MCP_TOOL_SURFACE",
"choices": [
"meta",
"individual",
"dynamic"
],
"default": "dynamic",
"description": "Tool catalog selector: dynamic, meta, or individual (default: dynamic)"
},
{
"name": "GITLAB_MCP_TIER",
"choices": [
"free",
"ce",
"premium",
"ultimate"
],
"description": "GitLab tier: free/ce, premium or ultimate, used as given. When unset, detected from the instance license, then from the plans of the namespaces the token administers, then, on GitLab.com, from the top-level groups the token is a member of, falling back to free. Gates Premium and Ultimate actions; GitLab.com Ultimate also serves the Orbit Knowledge Graph tools"
},
{
"name": "GITLAB_MCP_READ_ONLY",
"format": "boolean",
"default": "false",
"description": "Read-only mode: removes every mutating action from the served surface; reads keep working (default: false)"
},
{
"name": "GITLAB_MCP_SAFE_MODE",
"format": "boolean",
"default": "false",
"description": "Safe mode: a mutating action returns a preview card naming the action and echoing its arguments instead of running; reads keep working (default: false)"
},
{
"name": "GITLAB_MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
"choices": [
"debug",
"info",
"warn",
"error"
],
"default": "info",
"description": "Logging verbosity (default: info)"
}
]
}Tools
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