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GitLab MCP Server

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GitLab MCP Server is answering right now. Last checked 13 min ago. 822 installs a week from pypi. It exposes 3 tools. Last commit 7 Nov 2026.

Go MCP server for GitLab: 2 dynamic tools reach ~876 actions on Free/CE, up to ~1103 on Ultimate.

Installs per day peak 271 · avg 41 · +133% w/w
a month agotoday
Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 0%
91 days agonow
66.7%
Uptime 24h
182 of 273 checks
3
Tools
read from the server
1673 ms
Response time
average over 24h
822
Installs / week
npm and PyPI

What the code does

We read the source, 5 h ago · tools taken from the live server · rules 995398eba69f

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.

        dir := filepath.Join(resolve(root, opts.siteCharts), l.Code)
  cursor_headers = next_link_of(cursor_probe).select { |_name, value| value == next_cursor }.keys

  pager = %w[desc asc].flat_map do |sort|
Runs an external command npm/gitlab-mcp-server/cli.js:136
child = spawn(binary, process.argv.slice(2), {

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

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.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 13 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add gitlab-mcp-server --transport http https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
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
{
  "servers": {
    "gitlab-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, and it signs you in through your browser: there is no API key to paste.

This server publishes 2 more addresses. The block above uses the one we reach during checks; the full list is under Endpoints below, and the author may intend a particular one for your client.

Available tools 3

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

add
add
Adds two numbers and returns the sum.
echo
echo
Echoes the provided text back to the caller.
server
server_time
Returns the current server time (ISO 8601, UTC).

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/ streamable-http answering 3526 ms 13 min ago
https://{host}:{port}/ streamable-http answering 0 ms 16 min ago
https://mcp.jmrp.io/gitlab streamable-http sign-in 350 ms 15 min ago

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GitLab MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can GitLab MCP Server do?
It exposes 3 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: add, echo, server_time. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is GitLab MCP Server working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 182 of 273 checks got a reply (66.7%), average response time 1673 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
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 in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You sign in through your browser once and the client keeps the session: no key to copy, and it refuses anonymous clients.
How do you sign in to GitLab MCP Server?
No API key is involved. GitLab MCP Server answers our knock with an OAuth challenge, so you authorise it once in your browser and the client keeps the session. That is also why we see no tool list: it will not describe itself to an anonymous client, and that is the server working as intended, not a fault.
How many people use GitLab MCP Server?
The npm package @jmrp.io/gitlab-mcp-server was installed 822 times in the last week. Week over week that is +133%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is GitLab MCP Server open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in Go, 47 stars on GitHub and 89 open issues. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev, which runs on its operator's own terms.