Git MCP server

The mcp-server-git is a Model Context Protocol server that enables Git repository interaction and automation through Large Language Models. It provides a suite of tools for reading, searching, and manipulating Git repositories programmatically.

Installation Options

Using uv (Recommended)

With uv, no specific installation is needed. Simply use uvx to run the server directly:

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

Using PIP

Alternatively, install via pip:

pip install mcp-server-git

Then run it as a Python module:

python -m mcp_server_git

Configuration for Different Environments

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add one of these configurations to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Using uvx

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

Using pip installation

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

VS Code Configuration

You can configure the MCP server in VS Code using one of these methods:

Method 1: User Configuration (Recommended)

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P) and run MCP: Open User Configuration. Add this to your user mcp.json file:

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

Method 2: Workspace Configuration

Create a file called .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace with the same content as above.

Zed Configuration

Add to your Zed settings.json:

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

Zencoder Configuration

1. Go to the Zencoder menu (...)
2. Select Agent Tools
3. Click Add Custom MCP
4. Add the name (i.e. git) and server configuration:

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

Available Git Tools

The server provides the following Git operations:

Working with Changes

• git_status: Shows working tree status
• git_diff_unstaged: Shows changes not yet staged
• git_diff_staged: Shows changes staged for commit
• git_diff: Shows differences between branches or commits
• git_add: Adds file contents to the staging area
• git_reset: Unstages all staged changes
• git_commit: Records changes to the repository

Repository Information

• git_log: Shows commit logs with optional date filtering
• git_show: Shows contents of a commit
• git_branch: Lists Git branches

Branch Management

• git_create_branch: Creates a new branch
• git_checkout: Switches branches
• git_init: Initializes a Git repository

Debugging

You can debug the server using the MCP inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx mcp-server-git

For log inspection:

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

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "git" '{"command":"uvx","args":["mcp-server-git"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For 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 > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

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

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

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 explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

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

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect