Gitcode

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Clone https://github.com/ZoroPoskai/gitcode-mcp-server.git, create a Python venv inside it, pip install -r requirements.txt, then add it to my MCP config with command pointing to .venv/bin/python and args pointing to server.py. Set env GITCODE_TOKEN to <my-token> and GITCODE_TOOLSETS to core.

MCP server for the GitCode API, enabling Claude and other AI assistants to interact with GitCode repositories, issues, pull requests, and more.

Features

• 152 tools covering GitCode API v5 & v8
• 3 toolset levels to control context usage:
  • core (22 tools, ~2K tokens) — essential dev workflow
  • extended (106 tools, ~10K tokens) — full CRUD operations
  • all (152 tools, ~15K tokens) — every available endpoint
• Bearer token authentication
• Async HTTP with connection pooling

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• GitCode personal access token (get one here)

Install

git clone https://github.com/ZoroPoskai/gitcode-mcp-server.git
cd gitcode-mcp-server
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Configure Claude Code

Add to your ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitcode": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "/path/to/gitcode-mcp-server/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["/path/to/gitcode-mcp-server/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "GITCODE_TOKEN": "your-token-here",
        "GITCODE_TOOLSETS": "core"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitcode": {
      "command": "/path/to/gitcode-mcp-server/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["/path/to/gitcode-mcp-server/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "GITCODE_TOKEN": "your-token-here",
        "GITCODE_TOOLSETS": "core"
      }
    }
  }
}

Toolsets

Level	Tools	~Tokens	Description
core	22	~2K	Repos, files, branches, commits, issues, PRs, search
extended	106	~10K	+ labels, milestones, tags, releases, webhooks, orgs, members
all	152	~15K	+ enterprise, protected branches/tags, PR reviewers/testers

Set via the GITCODE_TOOLSETS environment variable. Default: core.

You can also mix toolsets and individual tools by comma-separating them:

GITCODE_TOOLSETS=core,gitcode_list_releases,gitcode_list_tags

Core Tools (default)

Tool	Description
gitcode_get_user	Get authenticated user profile
gitcode_get_repo	Get repository details
gitcode_search_repos	Search repositories
gitcode_get_contents	Get file or directory contents
gitcode_get_raw_file	Get raw file content
gitcode_create_file	Create a new file
gitcode_update_file	Update an existing file
gitcode_list_branches	List repository branches
gitcode_get_branch	Get branch details
gitcode_list_commits	List repository commits
gitcode_get_commit	Get a specific commit
gitcode_list_issues	List repository issues
gitcode_get_issue	Get a specific issue
gitcode_create_issue	Create a new issue
gitcode_create_issue_comment	Comment on an issue
gitcode_list_pulls	List pull requests
gitcode_get_pull	Get a specific pull request
gitcode_create_pull	Create a pull request
gitcode_merge_pull	Merge a pull request
gitcode_create_pull_comment	Comment on a pull request
gitcode_list_pull_files	List files changed in a PR
gitcode_search_issues	Search issues

All Available Tools

Full reference of all 152 tools organized by category.

Repositories (11 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_get_repo	Get a repository
gitcode_delete_repo	Delete a repository
gitcode_update_repo	Update repository settings
gitcode_get_readme	Get the README of a repository
gitcode_list_languages	List programming languages used
gitcode_list_contributors	List contributors
gitcode_list_stargazers	List users who starred a repo
gitcode_list_subscribers	List users watching a repo
gitcode_list_forks	List forks
gitcode_create_fork	Fork a repository
gitcode_search_repos	Search repositories

Events & Notifications (3 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_events	List events for a repository
gitcode_list_repo_notifications	List notifications for a repository
gitcode_mark_repo_notifications_read	Mark all notifications as read

Files & Contents (8 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_get_contents	Get file or directory contents
gitcode_get_file_list	Get a flat file list
gitcode_get_raw_file	Get raw file content
gitcode_get_blob	Get a git blob by SHA
gitcode_get_tree	Get a git tree by SHA
gitcode_create_file	Create a new file
gitcode_update_file	Update an existing file
gitcode_delete_file	Delete a file

Branches (8 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_branches	List all branches
gitcode_get_branch	Get a single branch
gitcode_create_branch	Create a new branch
gitcode_delete_branch	Delete a branch
gitcode_list_protected_branches	List protected branches
gitcode_create_branch_protection	Create branch protection rule
gitcode_update_branch_protection	Update branch protection rule
gitcode_delete_branch_protection	Delete branch protection rule

Commits (11 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_commits	List commits
gitcode_get_commit	Get a single commit
gitcode_compare_commits	Compare two commits or branches
gitcode_get_commit_diff	Get the diff for a commit
gitcode_get_commit_patch	Get the patch for a commit
gitcode_list_commit_comments	List comments on a commit
gitcode_create_commit_comment	Comment on a commit
gitcode_list_repo_comments	List all commit comments
gitcode_get_comment	Get a single commit comment
gitcode_update_comment	Update a commit comment
gitcode_delete_comment	Delete a commit comment

Issues (18 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_issues	List issues
gitcode_get_issue	Get a single issue
gitcode_create_issue	Create a new issue
gitcode_update_issue	Update an issue
gitcode_list_issue_comments	List comments on an issue
gitcode_create_issue_comment	Comment on an issue
gitcode_update_issue_comment	Update an issue comment
gitcode_delete_issue_comment	Delete an issue comment
gitcode_list_all_issue_comments	List all issue comments for a repo
gitcode_get_issue_comment	Get a single issue comment
gitcode_add_issue_labels	Add labels to an issue
gitcode_remove_issue_label	Remove a label from an issue
gitcode_remove_all_issue_labels	Remove all labels from an issue
gitcode_replace_issue_labels	Replace all labels on an issue
gitcode_get_issue_related_branches	Get branches related to an issue
gitcode_list_user_issues	List issues assigned to you
gitcode_list_org_issues	List issues for an organization
gitcode_search_issues	Search issues

Pull Requests (31 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_pulls	List pull requests
gitcode_get_pull	Get a single pull request
gitcode_create_pull	Create a pull request
gitcode_update_pull	Update a pull request
gitcode_list_pull_files	List files changed in a PR
gitcode_list_pull_commits	List commits on a PR
gitcode_list_pull_comments	List review comments on a PR
gitcode_create_pull_comment	Comment on a pull request
gitcode_get_pull_comment	Get a single review comment
gitcode_update_pull_comment	Update a review comment
gitcode_delete_pull_comment	Delete a review comment
gitcode_check_pull_merged	Check if a PR has been merged
gitcode_merge_pull	Merge a pull request
gitcode_list_pull_labels	List labels on a PR
gitcode_add_pull_labels	Add labels to a PR
gitcode_replace_pull_labels	Replace all labels on a PR
gitcode_remove_pull_label	Remove a label from a PR
gitcode_assign_pull_reviewers	Assign reviewers to a PR
gitcode_reset_pull_review	Reset review status
gitcode_remove_pull_reviewers	Remove reviewers from a PR
gitcode_assign_pull_testers	Assign testers to a PR
gitcode_reset_pull_test	Reset test status
gitcode_remove_pull_testers	Remove testers from a PR
gitcode_submit_pull_review	Submit a review
gitcode_submit_pull_test	Submit a test result
gitcode_link_pull_issues	Link issues to a PR
gitcode_unlink_pull_issues	Unlink issues from a PR
gitcode_list_pull_issues	List issues linked to a PR
gitcode_get_pull_settings	Get PR settings for a repo
gitcode_list_user_pulls	List your pull requests
gitcode_list_org_pulls	List PRs for an organization

Labels (4 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_labels	List labels
gitcode_create_label	Create a label
gitcode_update_label	Update a label
gitcode_delete_label	Delete a label

Milestones (5 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_milestones	List milestones
gitcode_get_milestone	Get a single milestone
gitcode_create_milestone	Create a milestone
gitcode_update_milestone	Update a milestone
gitcode_delete_milestone	Delete a milestone

Tags (8 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_tags	List tags
gitcode_create_tag	Create a tag
gitcode_delete_tag	Delete a tag
gitcode_list_protected_tags	List protected tags
gitcode_get_protected_tag	Get a protected tag
gitcode_create_protected_tag	Create a protected tag
gitcode_update_protected_tag	Update a protected tag
gitcode_delete_protected_tag	Delete a protected tag

Releases (6 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_releases	List releases
gitcode_get_latest_release	Get the latest release
gitcode_get_release	Get a release by tag name
gitcode_get_release_by_tag	Get a release by tag (explicit lookup)
gitcode_create_release	Create a release
gitcode_update_release	Update a release

Webhooks (6 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_webhooks	List webhooks
gitcode_get_webhook	Get a single webhook
gitcode_create_webhook	Create a webhook
gitcode_update_webhook	Update a webhook
gitcode_delete_webhook	Delete a webhook
gitcode_test_webhook	Trigger a test delivery

Collaborators & Members (9 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_collaborators	List collaborators
gitcode_check_collaborator	Check if a user is a collaborator
gitcode_get_collaborator_permission	Get collaborator's permission level
gitcode_add_collaborator	Add a collaborator
gitcode_remove_collaborator	Remove a collaborator
gitcode_list_org_members	List organization members
gitcode_get_org_member	Get an organization member
gitcode_invite_org_member	Invite a user to an organization
gitcode_remove_org_member	Remove an organization member

Organizations (6 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_get_org	Get an organization
gitcode_update_org	Update an organization
gitcode_list_org_repos	List organization repositories
gitcode_create_org_repo	Create an organization repository
gitcode_list_user_orgs	List your organizations
gitcode_list_user_orgs_by_name	List organizations for a user

Users (13 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_get_user	Get authenticated user
gitcode_update_user	Update your profile
gitcode_get_user_by_name	Get a user by username
gitcode_list_user_repos_by_name	List repos for a user
gitcode_list_user_events	List events performed by a user
gitcode_list_my_repos	List your repositories
gitcode_list_my_starred	List your starred repos
gitcode_list_my_subscriptions	List your watched repos
gitcode_list_ssh_keys	List your SSH keys
gitcode_get_ssh_key	Get a single SSH key
gitcode_add_ssh_key	Add an SSH key
gitcode_delete_ssh_key	Delete an SSH key
gitcode_list_emails	List your email addresses

Search (1 tool)

Tool	Description
gitcode_search_users	Search users

Enterprise (4 tools)

Tool	Description
gitcode_list_enterprise_members	List enterprise members
gitcode_list_enterprise_issues	List enterprise issues
gitcode_get_enterprise_issue	Get a single enterprise issue
gitcode_list_enterprise_pulls	List enterprise pull requests

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
GITCODE_TOKEN	Yes	—	GitCode personal access token
GITCODE_TOOLSETS	No	core	Toolset level: core, extended, all, or comma-separated mix

You can also place these in a .env file in the project directory.

License

MIT