GitLab MCP Server

@zereight/mcp-gitlab

GitLab MCP(Model Context Protocol) Server. Includes bug fixes and improvements over the original GitLab MCP server.

Usage

Using with Claude App, Cline, Roo Code, Cursor, Kilo Code

When using with the Claude App, you need to set up your API key and URLs directly.

npx

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@zereight/mcp-gitlab"],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_gitlab_token",
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "your_gitlab_api_url",
        "GITLAB_PROJECT_ID": "your_project_id", // Optional: default project
        "GITLAB_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS": "", // Optional: comma-separated list of allowed project IDs
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY_MODE": "false",
        "USE_GITLAB_WIKI": "false", // use wiki api?
        "USE_MILESTONE": "false", // use milestone api?
        "USE_PIPELINE": "false" // use pipeline api?
      }
    }
  }
}

vscode .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "gitlab-token",
      "description": "Gitlab Token to read API",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "GitLab-MCP": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@zereight/mcp-gitlab"],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:gitlab-token}",
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "your-fancy-gitlab-url",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY_MODE": "true",
        ...
      }
    }
  }
}

Docker

• stdio mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "GITLAB_API_URL",
        "-e",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY_MODE",
        "-e",
        "USE_GITLAB_WIKI",
        "-e",
        "USE_MILESTONE",
        "-e",
        "USE_PIPELINE",
        "iwakitakuma/gitlab-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_gitlab_token",
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4", // Optional, for self-hosted GitLab
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY_MODE": "false",
        "USE_GITLAB_WIKI": "true",
        "USE_MILESTONE": "true",
        "USE_PIPELINE": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

• sse

docker run -i --rm \
  -e GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_gitlab_token \
  -e GITLAB_API_URL="https://gitlab.com/api/v4" \
  -e GITLAB_READ_ONLY_MODE=true \
  -e USE_GITLAB_WIKI=true \
  -e USE_MILESTONE=true \
  -e USE_PIPELINE=true \
  -e SSE=true \
  -p 3333:3002 \
  iwakitakuma/gitlab-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "http://localhost:3333/sse"
    }
  }
}

• streamable-http

docker run -i --rm \
  -e GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_gitlab_token \
  -e GITLAB_API_URL="https://gitlab.com/api/v4" \
  -e GITLAB_READ_ONLY_MODE=true \
  -e USE_GITLAB_WIKI=true \
  -e USE_MILESTONE=true \
  -e USE_PIPELINE=true \
  -e STREAMABLE_HTTP=true \
  -p 3333:3002 \
  iwakitakuma/gitlab-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "http://localhost:3333/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

• GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: Your GitLab personal access token.
• GITLAB_API_URL: Your GitLab API URL. (Default: https://gitlab.com/api/v4)
• GITLAB_PROJECT_ID: Default project ID. If set, Overwrite this value when making an API request.
• GITLAB_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS: Optional comma-separated list of allowed project IDs. When set with a single value, acts as a default project (like the old "lock" mode). When set with multiple values, restricts access to only those projects. Examples:
  • Single value 123: MCP server can only access project 123 and uses it as default
  • Multiple values 123,456,789: MCP server can access projects 123, 456, and 789 but requires explicit project ID in requests
• GITLAB_READ_ONLY_MODE: When set to 'true', restricts the server to only expose read-only operations. Useful for enhanced security or when write access is not needed. Also useful for using with Cursor and it's 40 tool limit.
• GITLAB_DENIED_TOOLS_REGEX: When set as a regular expression, it excludes the matching tools.
• USE_GITLAB_WIKI: When set to 'true', enables the wiki-related tools (list_wiki_pages, get_wiki_page, create_wiki_page, update_wiki_page, delete_wiki_page). By default, wiki features are disabled.
• USE_MILESTONE: When set to 'true', enables the milestone-related tools (list_milestones, get_milestone, create_milestone, edit_milestone, delete_milestone, get_milestone_issue, get_milestone_merge_requests, promote_milestone, get_milestone_burndown_events). By default, milestone features are disabled.
• USE_PIPELINE: When set to 'true', enables the pipeline-related tools (list_pipelines, get_pipeline, list_pipeline_jobs, list_pipeline_trigger_jobs, get_pipeline_job, get_pipeline_job_output, create_pipeline, retry_pipeline, cancel_pipeline, play_pipeline_job, retry_pipeline_job, cancel_pipeline_job). By default, pipeline features are disabled.
• GITLAB_AUTH_COOKIE_PATH: Path to an authentication cookie file for GitLab instances that require cookie-based authentication. When provided, the cookie will be included in all GitLab API requests.
• SSE: When set to 'true', enables the Server-Sent Events transport.
• STREAMABLE_HTTP: When set to 'true', enables the Streamable HTTP transport. If both SSE and STREAMABLE_HTTP are set to 'true', the server will prioritize Streamable HTTP over SSE transport.

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