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GitLab (Archived)

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MCP Server for the GitLab API, enabling project management, file operations, and more.

MCP server installable needs setup network: on runtime: sysbox

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GitLab (Archived) MCP Server

MCP Server for the GitLab API, enabling project management, file operations, and more.

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MCP Info

Attribute Details
Docker Image mcp/gitlab
Author modelcontextprotocol
Repository https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers

Image Building Info

Attribute Details
Dockerfile https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/blob/b4ee623039a6c60053ce67269701ad9e95073306/src/gitlab/Dockerfile
Commit b4ee623039a6c60053ce67269701ad9e95073306
Docker Image built by Docker Inc.
Docker Scout Health Score Docker Scout Health Score
Verify Signature COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/gitlab --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub
Licence MIT License

Available Tools (9)

Tools provided by this Server Short Description
create_branch Create a new branch in a GitLab project
create_issue Create a new issue in a GitLab project
create_merge_request Create a new merge request in a GitLab project
create_or_update_file Create or update a single file in a GitLab project
create_repository Create a new GitLab project
fork_repository Fork a GitLab project to your account or specified namespace
get_file_contents Get the contents of a file or directory from a GitLab project
push_files Push multiple files to a GitLab project in a single commit
search_repositories Search for GitLab projects

Tools Details

Tool: create_branch

Create a new branch in a GitLab project

Parameters Type Description
branch string Name for the new branch
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path
ref string optional Source branch/commit for new branch
Tool: create_issue

Create a new issue in a GitLab project

Parameters Type Description
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path
title string Issue title
assignee_ids array optional Array of user IDs to assign
description string optional Issue description
labels array optional Array of label names
milestone_id number optional Milestone ID to assign
Tool: create_merge_request

Create a new merge request in a GitLab project

Parameters Type Description
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path
source_branch string Branch containing changes
target_branch string Branch to merge into
title string Merge request title
allow_collaboration boolean optional Allow commits from upstream members
description string optional Merge request description
draft boolean optional Create as draft merge request
Tool: create_or_update_file

Create or update a single file in a GitLab project

Parameters Type Description
branch string Branch to create/update the file in
commit_message string Commit message
content string Content of the file
file_path string Path where to create/update the file
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path
previous_path string optional Path of the file to move/rename
Tool: create_repository

Create a new GitLab project

Parameters Type Description
name string Repository name
description string optional Repository description
initialize_with_readme boolean optional Initialize with README.md
visibility string optional Repository visibility level
Tool: fork_repository

Fork a GitLab project to your account or specified namespace

Parameters Type Description
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path
namespace string optional Namespace to fork to (full path)
Tool: get_file_contents

Get the contents of a file or directory from a GitLab project

Parameters Type Description
file_path string Path to the file or directory
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path
ref string optional Branch/tag/commit to get contents from
Tool: push_files

Push multiple files to a GitLab project in a single commit

Parameters Type Description
branch string Branch to push to
commit_message string Commit message
files array Array of files to push
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path
Tool: search_repositories

Search for GitLab projects

Parameters Type Description
search string Search query
page number optional Page number for pagination (default: 1)
per_page number optional Number of results per page (default: 20)

Use this MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GITLAB_API_URL",
        "-e",
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "mcp/gitlab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4",
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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