Gitlab

Name: Gitlab
Author: crunchtools

by crunchtoolscommunityv0.4.1

This MCP server provides secure management of GitLab projects, merge requests, issues, pipelines, and search functionalities, compatible with any GitLab instance.

From the registry: Secure MCP server for GitLab projects, merge requests, issues, and pipelines

GitHub Repository

Install & configure

Prerequisites

required
GitLab personal access token
Create a PAT with api or read_api scope
https://gitlab.com/-/user_settings/personal_access_tokens

Install in your client

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

Please install the `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 or read_api scope (https://gitlab.com/-/user_settings/personal_access_tokens)

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `uvx`
- args: ["mcp-gitlab-crunchtools"]
- required environment variables:
  - `GITLAB_TOKEN`: GitLab personal access token (example: `<your-gitlab-token>`)
- optional environment variables:
  - `GITLAB_URL`: GitLab instance URL (defaults to https://gitlab.com) (example: `<your-gitlab-host>`)

Note: Also available as a container at quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-gitlab and as pip package mcp-gitlab-crunchtools.

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: Also available as a container at quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-gitlab and as pip package mcp-gitlab-crunchtools.

Tools (27)

list_projects

List projects with filtering and search

get_project

Get project details by ID or path

list_project_branches

List repository branches

get_project_branch

Get a single branch

list_project_commits

List commits with date/path filtering

list_groups

List groups with filtering

get_group

Get group details by ID or path

list_group_projects

List projects in a group (with subgroup support)

list_merge_requests

List MRs by state, labels, milestone

get_merge_request

Get MR details

create_merge_request

Create a new MR

update_merge_request

Update MR title, description, state, assignees

list_mr_notes

List comments on an MR

create_mr_note

Add a comment to an MR

get_mr_changes

Environment variables

GITLAB_TOKENrequiredPersonal Access Token

Packages

mcp-gitlab-crunchtools

pypiv0.4.1transport: stdio

Details

Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Released: Mar 2, 2026
Last commit: Apr 22, 2026
Registry name: io.github.crunchtools/gitlab

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