Git MCP Server

Overview

Git brings Git repository operations to any MCP client, one of the official Model Context Protocol reference servers. It gives an agent tools to read, search and manipulate a local repository: inspect history, stage changes and manage branches without shelling out to raw git commands.

How it works

1. Every tool takes a repo_path pointing at a local Git repository.
2. Read tools cover status, unstaged/staged diffs, diffs against a branch or commit, commit log with date filtering, showing a commit's contents, and listing branches (local, remote or all).
3. Write tools cover staging files (git_add), committing, resetting the staging area, creating branches and checking out branches.
4. The server is still in early development per its own README, so tools may change as the project evolves.

Examples

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

Installation

You need uv (recommended) or Python with pip, and a local Git repository to point it at.

1. Add the server to your MCP client's config, passing --repository path/to/git/repo (see the sidebar).
2. Restart your client.
3. Ask the agent to check the git status or show a diff to confirm it can see your repository.