Git MCP Server
Official MCP reference server that lets a language model read, search, and manipulate a local Git repository — status, diffs, commits, branches, and history.
Install Git
- Published by
- Official (vendor)
- Transport
- Local process (stdio)
- Authentication
- None
- Package
- mcp-server-git
Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor
Add this to the mcpServers object in your client's
config file, then restart the client.
{
"mcpServers": {
"git": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-git",
"--repository",
"path/to/git/repo"
]
}
}
}VS Code uses a different key — show that config
Identical entry, filed under servers rather than
mcpServers. Put it in
.vscode/mcp.json for one workspace.
{
"servers": {
"git": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-git",
"--repository",
"path/to/git/repo"
]
}
}
}Before it will answer
Python rather than Node, so it is launched with uvx. Scoped to the repository you pass.
Tools
git_add
Stage the specified file contents so they will be included in the next commit.
git_branch
List local, remote, or all branches in the repository, with optional name filtering.
git_checkout
Switch the working directory over to a different existing branch.
git_commit
Record the currently staged changes to the repository with the provided commit message.
git_create_branch
Create a new branch starting from a specified base branch or commit.
git_diff
Show the differences between arbitrary branches or commits in the repository.
git_diff_staged
Show the diff of changes that have been staged and are ready to be committed.
git_diff_unstaged
Show the diff of changes in the working directory that have not yet been staged for commit.
git_log
Show the repository's commit history, with optional filtering by a date range.
git_reset
Unstage all currently staged changes, leaving the working directory contents untouched.
git_show
Display the contents, metadata, and diff of a specific commit in the repository.
git_status
Show the current working tree status of the repository, including staged and unstaged changes.