MCP servers for GitLab

18 ways to connect GitLab to Claude, Cursor or VS Code. 2 are hosted, so there's nothing to install; the rest run on your machine. Each row shows the security checks, the secrets asked for and an install command.

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GitLab MCP servers 18

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Type Secrets Version Actions
★ 2.1k io.github.zereight/gitlab-mcp

GitLab MCP server for projects, merge requests, issues, pipelines, wiki, releases, and more.

7/7All passed95health of 100npmRuns locally2secrets asked2.3.13
★ 45 io.github.jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server

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

5/5All passed75health of 100MCPBLocal or hosted1secret asked3.3.0
★ 32 com.mcparmory/gitlab

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

7/7All passed51health of 100PyPIRuns locallyNoneno keys asked1.0.3
★ 8 io.github.structured-world/gitlab-mcp

64 CQRS tools exposing 234 GitLab operations across 26 entity types

6/71 warning64health of 100npmRuns locally1secret asked12.0.2
★ 6 io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab

GitLab MCP server (MCP 2026-07-28): projects, MRs, pipelines, CI/CD, issues; writes or read-only

7/81 warning62health of 100PyPIRuns locally4secrets asked0.21.2
★ 3 io.github.ozanmutlu/gitlab-docs

Search and browse 2,900+ official GitLab documentation pages via MCP

7/7All passed55health of 100npmRuns locallyNoneno keys asked1.1.19
★ 2 io.github.mshegolev/gitlab-ci-mcp

GitLab CI/CD MCP — pipelines, jobs, schedules, MRs, files. Any GitLab (SaaS or self-hosted).

7/7All passed55health of 100PyPIRuns locally1secret asked0.5.1
★ 2 io.github.crunchtools/gitlab

Secure MCP server for GitLab projects, merge requests, issues, and pipelines

7/7All passed61health of 100PyPIRuns locallyNoneno keys asked0.4.1
★ 1 io.github.sumirati/mcp-gitlab

Developer-ready GitLab MCP server for CE and EE instances.

7/7All passed51health of 100npmRuns locally1secret asked3.2.0
★ 1 io.github.nunolima/gitlab-docs-mcp

Searchable access to GitLab documentation from multiple repositories with full-text search.

4/4All passed45health of 100DockerRuns locallyNoneno keys asked0.1.1
io.github.mmedum/gitlab-mcp

GitLab over MCP from your own account: issues, merge requests, reviews, the repository and CI.

4/4All passed50health of 100MCPBRuns locallyNoneno keys asked4.1.3
★ 460 com.gitkraken/gk-cli

The GitKraken MCP Server for managing repos, PRs, issues across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and more.

6/71 warning74health of 100npmRuns locallyNoneno keys asked3.1.77
★ 31 io.github.ashfordeOU/grasp

Codebase analysis: dependency graphs, security scanning, and refactor plans for GitHub and GitLab.

6/71 warning54health of 100npmRuns locallyNoneno keys asked3.21.0
★ 2 io.github.Ezra-Black/rekey

Rotate API keys across AWS, GitLab, Cloudflare, OpenAI & more. Secrets never reach the model.

3/41 warning43health of 100CargoRuns locallyNoneno keys asked0.1.0
★ 1 io.github.cocaxcode/devflow-mcp

MCP server connecting Jira (Cloud + Server) with GitHub/GitLab. Branches, issues, PRs, flows.

7/7All passed41health of 100npmRuns locallyNoneno keys asked0.1.8
io.github.AIops-tools/cicd-aiops

Governed self-managed GitLab + Gitea CI/CD ops: pipelines, runners, artifacts, RCA. 28 tools.

7/7All passed51health of 100PyPIRuns locallyNoneno keys asked0.13.0
io.github.SurajKGoyal/myopic

Code-review MCP: review a GitLab MR or GitHub PR against the whole codebase, not just the diff.

7/7All passed46health of 100PyPIRuns locallyNoneno keys asked0.1.11
com.gitlab/mcp Official GitLab, hosted Unlisted

Official GitLab MCP Server

3/3All passedNo dataRemoteHostedNoneno keys asked0.0.1

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GitLab MCP servers: questions people ask

What's the most popular MCP server for GitLab?

com.gitlab/mcp is published by the company behind GitLab, which makes it the safest first pick. On GitHub stars, GitLab MCP Server (★ 2.1k), GitLab MCP Server (★ 45) and gitlab (★ 32) lead the 18 we list. GitLab MCP Server is named for GitLab and passed every check we run.

Are GitLab MCP servers safe to install?

13 of the 18 passed every registry check. Reading the package code or tool descriptions of 13 of them turned up 2 with something to look at, from install scripts to obfuscated code. A clean result means none of our patterns matched, not that a server is safe.

Hosted or local: how do GitLab MCP servers run?

2 can run hosted, so you only paste a URL into Claude, Cursor or VS Code. The 17 that run locally ship as 7 npm, 6 PyPI, 2 MCPB bundle, 1 Docker and 1 Cargo packages.

How do I install GitLab MCP Server in Claude Code?

To connect GitLab through GitLab MCP Server, use this Claude Desktop (npm) entry: { "mcpServers": { "gitlab-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@zereight/mcp-gitlab@2.3.13" ] } } }. Its page has the config for other clients too.

Is there an official GitLab MCP server?

Yes. com.gitlab/mcp is published under a namespace the official MCP Registry verified to the company. The other 17 come from 17 independent publishers.

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