git-mcp-server

local MCP server

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add io-github-cyanheads-git-mcp-server -e MCP_LOG_LEVEL=... -e GIT_BASE_DIR=... -- npx -y @cyanheads/git-mcp-server

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

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-cyanheads-git-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/git-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "...",
        "GIT_BASE_DIR": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

Summary

Comprehensive Git MCP server enabling native git tools including clone, commit, worktree, & more.

Questions

git-mcp-server is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @cyanheads/git-mcp-server.

Run: claude mcp add io-github-cyanheads-git-mcp-server -e MCP_LOG_LEVEL=... -e GIT_BASE_DIR=... -- npx -y @cyanheads/git-mcp-server

Run: codex mcp add io-github-cyanheads-git-mcp-server --env MCP_LOG_LEVEL=... --env GIT_BASE_DIR=... -- npx -y @cyanheads/git-mcp-server

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