Set up Git

Works with a local Git repository from the agent: status, diffs, history, branches and commits, on a repo path you choose.

Publisher

MCP Steering Group Official

Run locally

uvx mcp-server-git --repository path/to/git/repo

Transports

stdio

Authentication

None. It acts on the repository path you pass in.

What it can touch

Reads the repository and can stage, commit and create branches.

Licence

MIT (existing) / Apache-2.0 (new contributions)

Source

github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/git

Status

Active

Install

This server runs on your machine as a child process of the client. You need the runtime its command uses, such as Node.js for npx, uv for uvx or Docker, plus any variables listed under Environment.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope project git -- uvx mcp-server-git --repository path/to/git/repo

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository",
        "path/to/git/repo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Codex

[mcp_servers.git]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-git", "--repository", "path/to/git/repo"]

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