Git MCP server

The MCP-Server-Git is a Model Context Protocol server that enables Large Language Models to interact with Git repositories, providing tools for repository management, code diffing, committing changes, and more.

Installation Options

Using UV (Recommended)

No specific installation is required when using uv. You can run the server directly using uvx:

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

Using PIP

Install via pip:

pip install mcp-server-git

After installation, run it as:

python -m mcp_server_git

Configuration

With Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

For UV installation:

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

For Docker:

"mcpServers": {
  "git": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "--mount", "type=bind,src=/Users/username,dst=/Users/username", "mcp/git"]
  }
}

For pip installation:

"mcpServers": {
  "git": {
    "command": "python",
    "args": ["-m", "mcp_server_git", "--repository", "path/to/git/repo"]
  }
}

With VS Code

For manual installation, add to your VS Code User Settings (JSON):

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "git": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": ["mcp-server-git"]
      }
    }
  }
}

For Docker in VS Code:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "git": {
        "command": "docker",
        "args": [
          "run",
          "--rm",
          "-i",
          "--mount", "type=bind,src=${workspaceFolder},dst=/workspace",
          "mcp/git"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, you can add the configuration to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace (without the mcp key).

With Zed

Add to your Zed settings.json:

For UV:

"context_servers": [
  "mcp-server-git": {
    "command": {
      "path": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-git"]
    }
  }
],

For pip installation:

"context_servers": {
  "mcp-server-git": {
    "command": {
      "path": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_server_git"]
    }
  }
},

Debugging

Use the MCP inspector to debug the server:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx mcp-server-git

For development installs:

cd path/to/servers/src/git
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run mcp-server-git

Check logs with:

tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log

Available Git Tools

The server provides these tools for Git operations:

Basic Operations

• git_status: Shows working tree status
• git_diff_unstaged: Shows unstaged changes
• git_diff_staged: Shows staged changes
• git_diff: Shows differences between branches/commits
• git_add: Stages file contents
• git_reset: Unstages all changes
• git_commit: Records changes to repository
• git_init: Initializes a Git repository

Repository Navigation

• git_log: Shows commit logs
• git_show: Shows contents of a commit
• git_create_branch: Creates a new branch
• git_checkout: Switches branches

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.