GitLab MCP Server

io.github.jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server

not responding

GitLab MCP Server is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. Last commit 2 Aug 2026.

Go MCP server for GitLab: 2 dynamic tools reach 1000+ REST/GraphQL actions. Free/CE, no paid tier.

Uptime history 40 hours of history · worst hour 0%

40 hours agonow

0.0%

Uptime 24h

0 of 182 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

205 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 2 Aug 2026

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 12 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add gitlab-mcp-server --transport http https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.gitlab-mcp-server]
url = "https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/"
    }
  }
}

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/	streamable-http	answering	205 ms	12 min ago
https://{host}:{port}/	streamable-http	answering	1 ms	12 min ago

GitLab MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Is GitLab MCP Server working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 0 of 182 checks got a reply (0.0%), average response time 205 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

The registry lists GitLab MCP Server as active — why does it not respond?

The official MCP registry stores what the author submitted; it does not verify that the server still runs. We check the endpoint ourselves, and this one does not answer. Catalogues that copy the registry without checking will show it as working.

How do I connect GitLab MCP Server?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does GitLab MCP Server need an API key?

No. GitLab MCP Server completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

Is GitLab MCP Server open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Go and 32 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.