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io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab MCP Server

io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab

What is the io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab MCP server?

MCP server for GitLab API — projects, MRs, pipelines, CI/CD, approvals, issues, code review.

How to install io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • GITLAB_TOKEN
    required
    secret

    GitLab personal access token (also accepts GITLAB_PAT or GITLAB_API_TOKEN)

  • GITLAB_URL
    required

    GitLab instance URL (e.g. https://gitlab.com)

  • GITLAB_READ_ONLY

    Restrict to read-only operations (true/false)

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_URL>",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_URL>",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_URL>",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-gitlab": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_URL": "<YOUR_GITLAB_URL>",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_GITLAB_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add mcp-gitlab --env GITLAB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN> --env GITLAB_URL=<YOUR_GITLAB_URL> --env GITLAB_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_GITLAB_READ_ONLY> -- uvx mcp-gitlab

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