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@zereight/mcp-gitlab

GitLab MCP server for projects, merge requests, issues, pipelines, wiki, releases, and more

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▣ Overview

What it does

The GitLab MCP server exposes GitLab operations through multiple transports: stdio for local MCP clients, SSE and Streamable HTTP for remote deployments. It provides tools for managing projects, merge requests, issues, pipelines, wiki pages, releases, tags, labels, and milestones. Supports both gitlab.com and self-hosted GitLab instances.

Who it's for

Engineers integrating GitLab workflows into Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, or other MCP-capable editors. Teams automating merge request reviews, issue management, or pipeline monitoring through AI assistants. DevOps teams running self-hosted GitLab.

Common use cases

  • Query GitLab projects, merge requests, and issues from Claude Code
  • Retrieve and browse wiki documentation and repository files through an AI client
  • Manage pipelines and releases via AI-assisted operations
  • Automate GitLab workflows with OAuth or personal access token authentication
  • Route GitLab API calls through a custom or self-hosted instance

Setup pitfalls

  • The server detected 136 secrets in code; handle credentials (PAT, OAuth tokens) carefully — store in environment variables or secure vaults, never commit to version control
  • Multiple authentication methods (PAT, OAuth2 local, MCP OAuth proxy, remote authorization) — choose one per deployment type; local desktop use differs from server deployments
  • Some MCP clients don't pass environment variables correctly; use CLI arguments (--token, --api-url) instead
  • Requires dynamic API URL routing for multi-instance deployments; see the dynamic API URL documentation for connection pooling details
⚠ 138 credentials detected in repository history via Gitleaks
▣ Score BreakdownMCPScore = Σ(raw × weight)
DimensionRawWeighted
Security
35%
0
0.0
Freshness
25%
100
25.0
Adoption
20%
91
18.1
Quality
10%
90
9.0
Trust
10%
50
5.0
Total
57.1
⚿ Capabilities & Risk Explainer
fs readfs writenetworkexecsecrets
◆ Risk level: high· 15 tools · auth: API key
fs read + fs write + network + exec + secrets active — can execute code, access credentials, and make external network calls.
Tool nameDescriptionDestructive?
omg_next_phase✓ no
omg_check_completion✓ no
omg_get_phase_info✓ no
omg_read_memory✓ no
omg_write_memory⚠⚠ yes
+10 more tools
omg_delete_memory⚠⚠ yes
omg_read_prd✓ no
omg_create_prd✓ no
omg_update_story✓ no
omg_verify_story✓ no
omg_read_state✓ no
omg_write_state⚠⚠ yes
omg_clear_state✓ no
omg_list_active✓ no
omg_select_model✓ no
⚙ Install config
Claude Desktop · Cursor · Windsurf · VS Code (Copilot) · Claude Code
add to your MCP client config:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zereightmcp-gitlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@zereight/mcp-gitlab"
      ]
    }
  }
}
📈 Score historylast 30 snapshots
4/30/20266/6/2026 · 30 snapshots
⚙ Maintenance health
75/ 100 · is this project alive?
contributors (1y)91
top contributor share38%
releases (1y)58
last release6d ago
ci✓ passing
⛁ Raw data
weekly downloads76k
github stars2k
forks298
open issues20
license✓ present
readme length35720 chars
last publish0d ago
last commit1d ago
last updated8h ago
install verified✓ pass · 16d ago
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