npm package: @martijndormans/mcp-server-gitlab
Description: MCP server for using the GitLab API
Author: Martijn Dormans
Latest version: 0.0.1

# 🦊 GitLab MCP Server

🚀 MCP Server for the GitLab API, enabling project management, file operations, and more.

### ✨ Features

- **🌿 Automatic Branch Creation**: When creating/updating files or pushing changes, branches are automatically created if they don't exist
- **🛡️ Comprehensive Error Handling**: Clear error messages for common issues
- **📚 Git History Preservation**: Operations maintain proper Git history without force pushing
- **📦 Batch Operations**: Support for both single-file and multi-file operations

## 🔧 Tools

1. `create_or_update_file`

   - Create or update a single file in a project
   - Inputs:
     - `project_id` (string): Project ID or URL-encoded path
     - `file_path` (string): Path where to create/update the file
     - `content` (string): Content of the file
     - `commit_message` (string): Commit message
     - `branch` (string): Branch to create/update the file in
     - `previous_path` (optional string): Path of the file to move/rename
   - Returns: File content and commit details

2. `push_files`

   - Push multiple files in a single commit
   - Inputs:
     - `project_id` (string): Project ID or URL-encoded path
     - `branch` (string): Branch to push to
     - `files` (array): Files to push, each with `file_path` and `content`
     - `commit_message` (string): Commit message
   - Returns: Updated branch reference

3. `search_repositories`

   - Search for GitLab projects
   - Inputs:
     - `search` (string): Search query
     - `page` (optional number): Page number for pagination
     - `per_page` (optional number): Results per page (default 20)
   - Returns: Project search results

4. `create_repository`

   - Create a new GitLab project
   - Inputs:
     - `name` (string): Project name
     - `description` (optional string): Project description
     - `visibility` (optional string): 'private', 'internal', or 'public'
     - `initialize_with_readme` (optional boolean): Initialize with README
   - Returns: Created project details

5. `get_file_contents`

   - Get contents of a file or directory
   - Inputs:
     - `project_id` (string): Project ID or URL-encoded path
     - `file_path` (string): Path to file/directory
     - `ref` (optional string): Branch/tag/commit to get contents from
   - Returns: File/directory contents

6. `create_issue`

   - Create a new issue
   - Inputs:
     - `project_id` (string): Project ID or URL-encoded path
     - `title` (string): Issue title
     - `description` (optional string): Issue description
     - `assignee_ids` (optional number[]): User IDs to assign
     - `labels` (optional string[]): Labels to add
     - `milestone_id` (optional number): Milestone ID
   - Returns: Created issue details

7. `create_merge_request`

   - Create a new merge request
   - Inputs:
     - `project_id` (string): Project ID or URL-encoded path
     - `title` (string): MR title
     - `description` (optional string): MR description
     - `source_branch` (string): Branch containing changes
     - `target_branch` (string): Branch to merge into
     - `draft` (optional boolean): Create as draft MR
     - `allow_collaboration` (optional boolean): Allow commits from upstream members
   - Returns: Created merge request details

8. `get_merge_request_raw_diff`

   - Get a merge request information of the difference in a raw format
   - Inputs:
     - `project_id` (string): Project ID or URL-encoded path
     - `merge_request_id` (string): ID of the merge request
   - Returns: The difference of the merge request in a raw format

9. `fork_repository`

   - Fork a project
   - Inputs:
     - `project_id` (string): Project ID or URL-encoded path
     - `namespace` (optional string): Namespace to fork to
   - Returns: Forked project details

10. `create_branch`

- Create a new branch
- Inputs:
  - `project_id` (string): Project ID or URL-encoded path
  - `branch` (string): Name for new branch
  - `ref` (optional string): Source branch/commit for new branch
- Returns: Created branch reference

11. `get_job_logs`

- Retrieve the logs from a job
- Inputs:
  - `project_id` (string): Project ID or URL-encoded path
  - `job_id` (string): ID of the job
- Returns: The logs of the job

## ⚙️ Setup

### 🔑 Personal Access Token

[Create a GitLab Personal Access Token](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.html) with appropriate permissions:

- Go to User Settings > Access Tokens in GitLab
- Select the required scopes:
  - `api` for full API access
  - `read_api` for read-only access
  - `read_repository` and `write_repository` for repository operations
- Create the token and save it securely

### 💻 Usage with Claude Desktop

Add the following to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

#### 🐳 Docker

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "GITLAB_API_URL",
        "mcp/gitlab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4" // Optional, for self-hosted instances
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 📦 NPX

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-gitlab"],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>",
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4" // Optional, for self-hosted instances
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## 🏗️ Build

Docker build:

```bash
docker build -t vonwig/gitlab:mcp -f src/gitlab/Dockerfile .
```

## 🌍 Environment Variables

- `GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN`: Your GitLab personal access token (required)
- `GITLAB_API_URL`: Base URL for GitLab API (optional, defaults to `https://gitlab.com/api/v4`)