mcp-gitlab MCP Server
MCP server for GitLab API — projects, MRs, pipelines, CI/CD, approvals, issues, code review.
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Published as mcp-gitlab on pypi. Runs locally.
Known issues
11 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 8.
Most discussed
feat: accept full GitLab URLs in tool project_id params
Problem
Tools require project_id (numeric ID or path) and mr_iid as separate params. Users often have the full GitLab URL and must manually extract these values.
Current state
_parse_gitlab_mr_url()and_parse_gitlab_pipeline_url()exist inservers/_helpers.py- Prompts already use them to accept full URLs
- Tools do not — they only accept raw IDs/paths
Proposal
Add URL parsing to tools that accept project_id + entity IID params. When project_id matches a GitLab URL
Read the thread · 2026-03-03 · closed · 0 comments
feat: startup logging + 8 missing MR tools (approve, pipelines, commits)
Summary
Two features in one issue:
- Startup logging — Log server name, version, and config at startup (applies to all 3 MCP repos: mcp-gitlab, mcp-atlassian-extended, mcp-coda)
- Missing MR tools — Add 8 merge request tools that are currently missing from mcp-gitlab
Part 1: Startup Logging (all 3 repos)
All 3 MCP servers start silently. When multiple servers launch concurrently, there's no way to confirm which started, what version, or what config was loaded.
Change: Ad
Read the thread · 2026-03-02 · closed · 0 comments
feat: add protected environments API support
Summary
GitLab exposes protected environments via the REST API (docs), but the MCP server has no tools for managing them.
Requested Tools
| Tool | API Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
gitlab_list_protected_environments |
GET /projects/:id/protected_environments |
List all protected environments |
gitlab_get_protected_environment |
GET /projects/:id/protected_environments/:name |
Get a |
Read the thread · 2026-03-02 · open · 0 comments
API gap coverage: 40 missing GitLab API endpoints
Summary
Gap analysis against GitLab REST API v4 identified 40 tools worth adding across 3 priority tiers. Current tool count: 76.
HIGH Priority (14 tools)
These are blocking for common AI assistant workflows:
| # | Gap | API Endpoint | Tools to Add |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Approve/Unapprove MR | POST .../approve, POST .../unapprove |
gitlab_approve_mr, gitlab_unapprove_mr |
| 2 | Current user | GET /user |
gitlab_get_current_user |
| 3 | **Sea |
Read the thread · 2026-02-27 · open · 0 comments
feat: support additional token env var aliases
Problem
Different tools and CI environments use different naming conventions for GitLab tokens:
GITLAB_TOKEN(current)GITLAB_PAT(current)GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN(used by GitLab CI, some Docker images)GITLAB_API_TOKEN(used by some CI/CD tools)
Only the first two are supported today. Users coming from other tools may expect the others to work.
Proposal
Add fallback support in config.py so the token resolution chain becomes:
token = (
os.getenv("
[Read the thread](https://github.com/vish288/mcp-gitlab/issues/25) · 2026-02-24 · closed · 0 comments
### Most recent
### Improve tool descriptions for 72 remaining tools
## Context
PR #13 (MCP compliance) improved descriptions on 4 high-frequency tools to front-load return value information:
- `gitlab_get_mr` — now states it returns title, state, branches, author, diff_refs
- `gitlab_list_pipelines` — now states it returns id, status, ref, source, created_at
- `gitlab_mr_changes` — now states it returns diffs with old/new paths and content
- `gitlab_list_mr_discussions` — now states it returns discussion threads excluding system notes
The remaining 72 tools st
[Read the thread](https://github.com/vish288/mcp-gitlab/issues/14) · 2026-02-23 · closed · 0 comments
### feat: Add Homebrew tap support for mcp-gitlab
## Summary
Add Homebrew tap support so users can install mcp-gitlab via `brew install vish288/tap/mcp-gitlab` instead of requiring `uvx` or `pip install`.
## Motivation
- Homebrew is the standard package manager on macOS — brew taps integrate with the existing developer workflow
- `uvx mcp-gitlab` requires uv to be installed; `pip install` has global env pollution concerns
- A brew formula with proper dependency pinning provides reproducible installs
- Aligns with the distribution pattern use
[Read the thread](https://github.com/vish288/mcp-gitlab/issues/12) · 2026-02-23 · open · 0 comments
### Add one-click install badges for VS Code and Windsurf
## Summary
The README currently has a Cursor one-click install badge and a Claude Code CLI command, but VS Code and Windsurf only show a manual JSON config block.
## Changes
- Add VS Code one-click install badge using `vscode:mcp/install` deeplink
- Split Windsurf and VS Code into separate sections with their own install methods
- Add VS Code Insiders badge variant
## References
- [VS Code MCP install handler docs](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/ai/mcp)
- [vscodemcp.com
[Read the thread](https://github.com/vish288/mcp-gitlab/issues/1) · 2026-02-22 · closed · 0 comments
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