gitlab-mcp-server
Active·★ 46·MIT·Updated 2026-10-22
The GitLab MCP Server connects AI assistants to GitLab, allowing them to perform complex development and operations tasks such as reviewing merge requests, triaging pipelines, and managing issues using plain language commands. It provides over 1000 GitLab tools via the full REST and GraphQL API, integrating with various MCP clients like VS Code, Claude, and Cursor.
#AI Assistant#GitLab#DevOps Automation#Code Review#Issue Management#CI/CD#API Integration#Workflow Orchestration
01
Features
01Plain-language GitLab interaction, translating natural language into API calls without needing to remember endpoints or JSON.
02Comprehensive GitLab platform coverage, offering over 1000 tools across REST v4 and GraphQL API for projects, MRs, issues, pipelines, and more.
03Low-token cost by default, utilizing a dynamic tool surface (2 tools) to access the full catalog, suitable for any client's context window.
04Safe and secure operation with features like read-only mode, dry-run safe mode, and continuous quality/security gates.
02
Compatibility
Windows
OS
Verified via docs
Linux
OS
Verified via docs
macOS
OS
Verified via docs
Docker
Container
Verified via docs
Go
Language
Verified via docs
VS Code
Client IDE
Verified via docs
03
Quick start
1
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server/main/scripts/install.sh | sh
2
$ claude mcp add gitlab --env GITLAB_TOKEN=YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN -- gitlab-mcp-server
04
Use cases
↳Review merge requests and assess their safety before merging.
↳Diagnose and understand why CI/CD pipelines have failed.
↳List and manage open issues assigned to a specific user.
↳Automatically generate release notes between specified versions.
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