GitLab MCP Server by yoda-digital - MCP Server

GitLab MCP Server

The most comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GitLab — 60+ tools, AI-powered features, enterprise-ready.

🏆 Why Choose This GitLab MCP?

86 Comprehensive Tools vs. Competitors' 10-20

We provide the most comprehensive GitLab API coverage in any MCP implementation:

Feature Category	Our Implementation	Typical Competitor
Total Tools	86	10-20
CI/CD Pipelines	✅ Full pipeline management	⚠️ Basic or missing
Wiki Management	✅ With attachments (project + group)	⚠️ Limited
Member Management	✅ Project + Group	⚠️ Read-only
Protected Branches	✅ Full management	❌ Missing
Labels & Milestones	✅ Complete CRUD	⚠️ Limited
Active Development	✅ Latest PR Feb 2026	❌ Stale repos
Enterprise Features	✅ Roadmapped (v0.5.0)	❌ Missing

✨ Key Features

🔧 Comprehensive GitLab Integration (86 Tools)

Repository Management — Search, create, fork, archive repositories
File Operations — Read, create, update, delete files with full branch support
Branch Management — Create, list, delete branches
Issue Tracking — Create, list, filter, close issues with advanced search
Merge Requests — Full MR lifecycle: create, review, approve, merge
CI/CD Pipelines — List, trigger, retry, cancel pipelines + job logs
Wiki Management — Create, update wikis with attachment support (project + group)
Member Management — List and manage project/group members
Group Operations — List projects, members, manage group resources
Activity Tracking — Monitor events, commit history, project activity
Labels & Milestones — Full label and milestone management
Protected Branches — Configure branch protection rules
Releases — Create and manage project releases

🚀 Production-Ready Features

Both Transports — stdio + Server-Sent Events (SSE)
Consistent API — Standardized pagination and response formatting
Strong Typing — Built with MCP SDK for type safety
Read-Only Mode — Safe exploration without write access
Error Handling — Comprehensive error messages and validation

📦 Quick Start

Installation

From npm (Recommended)

npm install @yoda.digital/gitlab-mcp-server

From Source

git clone https://github.com/yoda-digital/mcp-gitlab-server.git
cd mcp-gitlab-server
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

For Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-gitlab-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here",
        "GITLAB_URL": "https://gitlab.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Cursor IDE

See our for step-by-step setup.

Environment Variables

GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN — Your GitLab PAT (required)
GITLAB_URL — GitLab instance URL (default: https://gitlab.com)
GITLAB_READ_ONLY — Set to true for read-only mode (optional)

🎯 Use Cases

AI-Assisted Development — Let AI create MRs, manage issues, trigger CI/CD
Automated Workflows — Build GitLab automation with natural language
Code Review — AI-powered MR descriptions and review assistance
Project Management — Manage issues, milestones, and team members via AI
CI/CD Orchestration — Monitor and control pipelines through conversational interface
Documentation — Auto-generate changelogs, update wikis, manage releases

📚 Documentation

— Strategic direction and milestones
— All 60+ tools with examples
— IDE setup guide
— MR description generator & more
— How to contribute
— Release history

🗺️ Roadmap

v0.3.1 (Feb 15, 2026) — Documentation & Stability

Expanded API documentation
README competitive positioning ✅
Bug fixes and stability improvements

v0.4.0 (Mar 1, 2026) — Revolutionary Feature

Jira Sync or Changelog Auto-Gen or CI Visualization
Feature no other GitLab MCP has

v0.5.0 (Mar 31, 2026) — Enterprise Ready

SAML/OAuth3 authentication
Audit logging & compliance
High-availability deployment guide

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! See for guidelines.

Areas we'd love help with:

Additional tool implementations
Documentation improvements
Test coverage expansion
Enterprise feature development

📄 License

MIT — see file.

🌟 Why We're Building This

GitLab is powerful, but most AI assistants can't leverage it effectively. Existing MCP implementations are limited (10-20 tools) and lack AI features.

Our mission: Make GitLab fully accessible to AI — from basic repo operations to advanced CI/CD orchestration and enterprise workflows.