mcp-gitlab

An open-source Model Context Protocol server for the GitLab REST API, providing 91 tools and 7 resources to manage projects, merge requests, pipelines, CI/CD variables, approvals, issues, and code reviews. It supports both GitLab.com and self-hosted instances, works with various AI clients like Claude and Cursor, and offers a read-only mode for safety.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by vish288

You need:Install uv first (required for all uvx install flows)

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Popularity 6 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

Manage GitLab projects and issues
Review and approve merge requests
Monitor and manage CI/CD pipelines
Handle repository files and code reviews

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.21.2MIT

mcp-registry: io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab@0.21.2 Source repository

Last repository push: Oct 26, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC
Latest release: v0.21.2
Maintenance checked: Nov 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC

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mcp-gitlab 0.21.2

pypi

mcp-gitlab package definition

{
  "version": "0.21.2",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "mcp-gitlab",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_TOKEN",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "GitLab personal access token (token mode). Optional after `mcp-gitlab auth login`; also accepts GITLAB_PAT, GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITLAB_API_TOKEN"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_URL",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "GitLab instance URL (e.g. https://gitlab.com)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_READ_ONLY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Alias for MCP_READ_ONLY. Any value other than false/0/no/off/empty locks the server read-only; --read-only can only raise the lock"
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_READ_ONLY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Locks the server read-only: write tools and write-workflow prompts are not listed and nothing lifts the lock at runtime. Shared name across the mcp-* servers; set it in the deployer's env"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_AUTH",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Authentication mode: token (default) or oauth (OAuth 2.1 proxy; streamable-http only)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Application ID of the GitLab OAuth app (oauth mode, or local sign-in on a self-managed instance)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Secret of the GitLab OAuth app (oauth mode)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_OAUTH_BASE_URL",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Public URL of this server, no trailing slash (oauth mode); redirect URI is <base>/auth/callback"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_OAUTH_SCOPES",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Space-separated GitLab scopes required on every request (oauth mode; default api)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "FastMCP JWT signing key, >=32 random chars (oauth mode; defaults to one derived from the client secret)"
    },
    {
      "name": "GITLAB_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Bearer token (min 16 chars) required to bind an HTTP transport to a non-loopback host; clients send it as 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' (token mode; --auth oauth has its own sign-in)"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab==0.21.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_URL>",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "GITLAB_AUTH": "<YOUR_GITLAB_AUTH>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_BASE_URL>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_SCOPES": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_SCOPES>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY>",
        "GITLAB_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab==0.21.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_URL>",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "GITLAB_AUTH": "<YOUR_GITLAB_AUTH>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_BASE_URL>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_SCOPES": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_SCOPES>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY>",
        "GITLAB_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-gitlab": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab==0.21.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_URL>",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "GITLAB_AUTH": "<YOUR_GITLAB_AUTH>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_BASE_URL>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_SCOPES": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_SCOPES>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY>",
        "GITLAB_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab==0.21.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_URL>",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "GITLAB_AUTH": "<YOUR_GITLAB_AUTH>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_BASE_URL>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_SCOPES": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_SCOPES>",
        "GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY>",
        "GITLAB_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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