Efficient Gitlab

Name: Efficient Gitlab
Author: detailobsessed

by detailobsessedcommunityv2.11.7

Efficient GitLab MCP is a server that provides a modular architecture for managing GitLab resources with a focus on token efficiency and maintainability.

From the registry: GitLab MCP Server with progressive disclosure - 2 meta-tools, 90% token reduction

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Install & configure

Prerequisites

required
GitLab Personal Access Token
Create a PAT with 'api' scope (or 'read_api' for read-only)
https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.html

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `efficient-gitlab` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **GitLab Personal Access Token** — Create a PAT with 'api' scope (or 'read_api' for read-only) (https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.html)

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["efficient-gitlab-mcp-server@latest"]
- required environment variables:
  - `GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN`: GitLab Personal Access Token (takes priority over CI_JOB_TOKEN) (example: `<your-gitlab-pat>`)
- optional environment variables:
  - `CI_JOB_TOKEN`: GitLab CI job token (auto-detected in CI pipelines)
  - `GITLAB_API_URL`: GitLab instance URL (example: `https://gitlab.com`)
  - `GITLAB_PROJECT_ID`: Default project ID when tools omit project_id
  - `GITLAB_ALLOWED_PROJECT_IDS`: Restrict tools to these projects (comma-separated)
  - `GITLAB_READ_ONLY_MODE`: Only expose read-only tools (example: `false`)
  - `GITLAB_IS_OLD`: For older GitLab instances (example: `false`)
  - `STREAMABLE_HTTP`: Enable HTTP transport (example: `false`)
  - `SSE`: Enable SSE transport (example: `false`)
  - `PORT`: HTTP server port (example: `3002`)
  - `HOST`: HTTP server host (example: `127.0.0.1`)
  - `LOG_LEVEL`: Log level (debug/info/warn/error) (example: `info`)
  - `LOG_FORMAT`: Log format (json/pretty) (example: `pretty`)

Note: Fork of zereight/gitlab-mcp with progressive disclosure. Supports HTTP/SSE transports via env vars.

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.

Note: Fork of zereight/gitlab-mcp with progressive disclosure. Supports HTTP/SSE transports via env vars.