GitLab MCP Server

io.github.jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server

5/5 checks passed
Local or hosted
1 secret
★ 45 GitHub stars
Updated 2026-10-20
Health score 75

About GitLab MCP Server

GitLab MCP Server is an MCP server published by the GitHub account jmrplens. Go MCP server for GitLab: 2 dynamic tools reach ~876 actions on Free/CE, up to ~1103 on Ultimate.

It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the MCP bundle package gitlab-mcp-server-darwin.mcpb at version 3.3.0, or you can connect to the hosted version instead.

It asks for one secret: GITLAB_TOKEN. Give it a key with the least access that still works.

Version 3.3.0 was published on 20 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.

Written from the registry entry. 8 automated checks on registry metadata: 5 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 3 info. How we check.

What it asks for

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
`GITLAB_URL`	No	No	GitLab instance URL (default: https://gitlab.com; set for self-managed instances)
`GITLAB_TOKEN`	Yes	Yes	GitLab Personal Access Token (glpat-...)
`GITLAB_MCP_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY`	No	No	Skip TLS certificate verification for self-signed certs (default: false)
`GITLAB_MCP_TOOL_SURFACE`	No	No	Tool catalog selector: dynamic, meta, or individual (default: dynamic)
`GITLAB_MCP_TIER`	No	No	GitLab tier: free/ce, premium or ultimate, used as given. When unset, detected from the instance license, then from the plans of the namespaces the token administers, then, on GitLab.com, from the top-level groups the token is a member of, falling back to free. Gates Premium and Ultimate actions; GitLab.com Ultimate also serves the Orbit Knowledge Graph tools
`GITLAB_MCP_READ_ONLY`	No	No	Read-only mode: removes every mutating action from the served surface; reads keep working (default: false)
`GITLAB_MCP_SAFE_MODE`	No	No	Safe mode: a mutating action returns a preview card naming the action and echoing its arguments instead of running; reads keep working (default: false)
`GITLAB_MCP_LOG_LEVEL`	No	No	Logging verbosity (default: info)
`GITLAB_MCP_CAPABILITY_SURFACE`	No	No	Resource and prompt catalog selector: full or minimal (default: full); resource subscriptions require full
`GITLAB_MCP_META_PARAM_SCHEMA`	No	No	Meta-tool input schema detail: opaque, compact, or full (default: opaque)
`GITLAB_MCP_EMBEDDED_RESOURCES`	No	No	Append EmbeddedResource content blocks (clickable links to MCP resources) to get_* tool results (default: true)
`GITLAB_MCP_EXCLUDE_TOOLS`	No	No	Comma-separated tool names, group names or canonical action IDs to exclude, on every surface (e.g. gitlab_admin,gitlab_runner)
`GITLAB_MCP_IGNORE_SCOPES`	No	No	Skip the scope filter and the read_api narrowing and register all tools regardless of token permissions; a token carrying neither read_api nor api is still refused (default: false)
`GITLAB_MCP_UPLOAD_MAX_FILE_SIZE`	No	No	Largest local file an upload or file-reading action accepts, in bytes or with a KB, MB or GB suffix (e.g. 2GB); at most 1 TB (default: 2147483648, 2 GB)
`GITLAB_MCP_ALLOWED_UPLOAD_DIRS`	No	No	Extra OS path-list-separated directories an action may read a local file from; the working directory (unless it is the filesystem root or your home directory) and the OS temp directory are always allowed. Unused in HTTP mode, which refuses local paths
`GITLAB_MCP_ALLOWED_DOWNLOAD_DIRS`	No	No	Extra OS path-list-separated directories an action may write a downloaded file into; the working directory (unless it is the filesystem root or your home directory) and the OS temp directory are always allowed. Unused in HTTP mode, which refuses local paths
`GITLAB_MCP_ALLOWED_IMPORT_DIRS`	No	No	Extra OS path-list-separated directories a project or group import archive may be read from; the working directory (unless it is the filesystem root or your home directory) and the OS temp directory are always allowed. Unused in HTTP mode, which refuses local paths
`GITLAB_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPS`	No	No	Rate limit per credential, in requests per second, on every call that reaches GitLab, with tools/list charged to a bucket of its own; 0, the default on stdio, disables it (default: 0)
`GITLAB_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_BURST`	No	No	Token-bucket burst size when GITLAB_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPS is greater than 0 (default: 40)

Checks

Check	Result	Detail
Source repository linked	Pass	https://github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server
Version pinned	Pass	Every package has an explicit version
Remote uses HTTPS	Pass	All remote endpoints use https://
Secrets requested	Info	Asks for 1 secret: GITLAB_TOKEN
Known package registry	Pass	All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB
Namespace ownership	Info	Name verified via GitHub account jmrplens
Registry text aimed at the AI	Pass	Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI
Code red flags	Info	Package could not be read (too large)

Popularity & health: 75 / 100

Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.

Popularity18 / 40

45 GitHub stars, 388 downloads last week, 0 Hacker News posts (0 points). Best two of the three, each on a log scale.

Activity25 / 25

Last push 2026-10-29, last release 2026-10-31, 805 commits in 90 days.

Issue health12 / 15

389 closed of 480 issues.

Our checks20 / 20

0 warnings, each costing a fifth.

8 forks, 980 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.

What people say

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Facts

Registry name	`io.github.jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server`
Publisher	GitHub account jmrplens
How the name is verified	Name verified via GitHub account jmrplens. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code.
Type	Local package and a hosted remote
Packages	mcpb `https://github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server/releases/download/v3.3.0/gitlab-mcp-server-darwin.mcpb` 3.3.0 (stdio) mcpb `https://github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server/releases/download/v3.3.0/gitlab-mcp-server-windows.mcpb` 3.3.0 (stdio) mcpb `https://github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server/releases/download/v3.3.0/gitlab-mcp-server-linux.mcpb` 3.3.0 (stdio) oci `ghcr.io/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server:3.3.0@sha256:88784f176a65d934c4a181eb832a525e94f106f49189cb9c6fde907dd00cf19c` no version given (stdio) oci `docker.io/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server:3.3.0@sha256:88784f176a65d934c4a181eb832a525e94f106f49189cb9c6fde907dd00cf19c` no version given (stdio) npm `@jmrp.io/gitlab-mcp-server` 3.3.0 (stdio) pypi `jmrplens-gitlab-mcp-server` 3.3.0 (stdio) nuget `gitlab-mcp-server` 3.3.0 (stdio)
Remote endpoints	streamable-http https://mcp.jmrp.io/gitlab
Version	3.3.0
Published	2026-10-20
Last updated	2026-10-20
Source repository	https://github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server
Website	https://docs.jmrp.io/gitlab-mcp-server
Category	Coding & design (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand)

Install

Claude Desktop · Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GITLAB_TOKEN",
        "ghcr.io/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server:3.3.0@sha256:88784f176a65d934c4a181eb832a525e94f106f49189cb9c6fde907dd00cf19c"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<your value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop · Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GITLAB_TOKEN",
        "docker.io/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server:3.3.0@sha256:88784f176a65d934c4a181eb832a525e94f106f49189cb9c6fde907dd00cf19c"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<your value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop · npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@jmrp.io/gitlab-mcp-server@3.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<your value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop · Python package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "jmrplens-gitlab-mcp-server==3.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "<your value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code · hosted

claude mcp add --transport http gitlab-mcp-server https://mcp.jmrp.io/gitlab

What these checks don't cover

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For people and their AI

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