io.github.cyanheads/git-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/git-mcp-server·v2.15.0·Developer Tools

Quality Score

/100

Comprehensive Git MCP server enabling native git tools including clone, commit, worktree, & more.

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§01 Install

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/git-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "GIT_BASE_DIR": "<git_base_dir>",
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "3015",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "/mcp",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "none"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/git-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "GIT_BASE_DIR": "<git_base_dir>",
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "3015",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "/mcp",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "none"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)

npx -y @cyanheads/git-mcp-server

§02 Environment variables

MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

GIT_BASE_DIR

Optional absolute path to restrict all git operations to a specific directory tree. Provides security sandboxing for multi-tenant or shared environments.

MCP_HTTP_HOST

The hostname for the HTTP server.

MCP_HTTP_PORT

The port to run the HTTP server on.

MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH

The endpoint path for the MCP server.

MCP_AUTH_MODE

Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.

MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

GIT_BASE_DIR

Optional absolute path to restrict all git operations to a specific directory tree. Provides security sandboxing for multi-tenant or shared environments.

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