gitlab

local MCP server

gitlab is a local MCP server: Manage projects, groups, branches, merge requests, and CI/CD pipelines. Install it from pypi as mcparmory-gitlab.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add gitlab -- uvx mcparmory-gitlab

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcparmory-gitlab"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Docker.
MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.

Manage projects, groups, branches, merge requests, and CI/CD pipelines

Server	Stars	Type	API key	Runtime
gitlab	31	Local	No	pypi
gitlab-mcp	2,007	Local	Yes	npm
circleci	31	Local	No	pypi
kaneo	9,252	Local	Yes	npm
Jitsu	5,094	Hosted	No	None

No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.

Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

gitlab is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package mcparmory-gitlab.

Run: claude mcp add gitlab -- uvx mcparmory-gitlab

Run: codex mcp add gitlab -- uvx mcparmory-gitlab

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