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Gitwand MCP Server

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Gitwand runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 362 installs a week from npm. Last commit 6 Nov 2026.

Auto-resolves Git merge conflicts so agents only touch the complex hunks.

Installs per day peak 259 · avg 55 · -28% w/w
a month agotoday
362
Installs / week
npm · @gitwand/mcp
194
Stars
1 open issue
6 Nov 2026
Last commit
23 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 2 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a file or shell call gitwand_status.cwd → packages/mcp/src/tools/index.ts:470, gitwand_status.cwd → packages/mcp/src/tools/index.ts:530, gitwand_preview_merge.cwd → packages/mcp/src/tools/index.ts:539 и ещё 16
      const content = readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
Evidence

Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.

Reads secrets and sends them out apps/desktop/dev-server.mjs:647
  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(process.env)) {
Capabilities

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.

    execFileSync(whichCmd, [bin], { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"] });
Builds a file path from a variable apps/desktop/dev-server.mjs:4084
        const gitDir = path.isAbsolute(gitDirRaw) ? gitDirRaw : path.join(resolvedCwd, gitDirRaw);
Reads files and sends them to the network apps/desktop/dev-server.mjs:13
import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, readdirSync, statSync, lstatSync, existsSync, unlinkSync, realpathSync, renameSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, copyFileSync, chmodSync, watch } from "node:fs";
Image downloads and pipes straight to shell .oss-scanner/Dockerfile:12
RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | bash - \
Dumps the whole environment apps/desktop/dev-server.mjs:647
  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(process.env)) {

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add gitwand -- npx -y @gitwand/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitwand": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@gitwand/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.gitwand]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@gitwand/mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitwand": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@gitwand/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "gitwand": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@gitwand/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Gitwand — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Gitwand?
Gitwand runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @gitwand/mcp was installed 362 times last week.
How do I connect Gitwand?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @gitwand/mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Gitwand?
The npm package @gitwand/mcp was installed 362 times in the last week. Week over week that is -28%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Gitwand open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 194 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.