Git runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 50 installs a week from npm. Last commit 4 Jul 2026.
Local Git via MCP: status, log, diff, file history, branches, and gated stage/commit. Pure-JS.
What the code does
We read the source, 5 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
const stored = path.join(trashDir, id, path.basename(abs));
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add git -e 'GIT_ROOTS=<GIT_ROOTS>' -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/git{
"mcpServers": {
"git": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@abhishekmcp/git"
],
"env": {
"GIT_ROOTS": "<GIT_ROOTS>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.git]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@abhishekmcp/git"]
env = { GIT_ROOTS = "<GIT_ROOTS>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"git": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@abhishekmcp/git"
],
"env": {
"GIT_ROOTS": "<GIT_ROOTS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"git": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@abhishekmcp/git"
],
"env": {
"GIT_ROOTS": "<GIT_ROOTS>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<GIT_ROOTS> (Allowed repo root directories (comma-separated). Required — the server refuses to start without it).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
GIT_WRITABLE (Set to 1 or true to enable local write tools (stage/commit/branch/checkout)).
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