Dev tools · GitLab

Set up GitLab

GitLab's built-in endpoint for issues, merge requests, pipelines and search, with selectable toolsets.

Publisher: GitLab Official
Hosted endpoint: https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp
Transports: streamable-http
Authentication: OAuth. Self-managed instances use https://<host>/api/v4/mcp.
What it can touch: Read and write; limit toolsets with the X-Gitlab-Enabled-Mcp-Server-Toolsets header.
Status: Active

Install

The vendor hosts this server, so you only add its URL and nothing runs on your machine. If it needs authentication, the row above says how; OAuth servers prompt you on first connection.

Claude Code

shell

claude mcp add --transport http --scope project gitlab https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.gitlab]
url = "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp"

Config for other clients →

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Sources

docs.gitlab.com/user/model_context_protocol/mcp_server/