Gitlab Mr
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Interact seamlessly with GitLab repositories to manage merge requests and issues. Fetch details, add comments, and streamline your code review process with ease.
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🚀 GitLab MR MCP
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with GitLab merge requests and issues.
📌 Overview
This project implements a server using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that allows AI agents to interact with GitLab repositories. It provides tools for:
- Listing available GitLab projects
- Fetching merge request details and comments
- Getting merge request diffs
- Adding comments to merge requests
- Adding line-specific comments to code in merge request diffs
- Fetching issue details
- Setting merge request title and description
📦 Installation
⚡ Using Smithery
To install GitLab MR MCP for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @kopfrechner/gitlab-mr-mcp --client claude --config '"{\"gitlabMrMcpToken\":\"YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN\", \"gitlabMrMcpHost\": \"YOUR_GITLAB_HOST\"}"'
🛠️ Manual Installation
🔧 Prerequisites
- Node.js
- GitLab access token with API access
- GitLab project ID(s)
📖 Setup
- Clone this repository
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Add the following to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gitlab-mr-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/gitlab-mr-mcp/index.js"],
"env": {
"MR_MCP_GITLAB_TOKEN": "your_gitlab_token",
"MR_MCP_GITLAB_HOST": "your_gitlab_host"
}
}
}
}
🛠️ Available Tools
get_projectsGets a list of GitLab projects accessible with your token.list_open_merge_requestsLists all open merge requests in the specified project.get_merge_request_detailsGets detailed information about a specific merge request.get_merge_request_commentsGets comments from a specific merge request, including discussion notes and diff notes.add_merge_request_commentAdds a general comment to a merge request.add_merge_request_diff_commentAdds a comment to a specific line in a file within a merge request.get_merge_request_diffGets the diff for a merge request.get_issue_detailsGets detailed information about a specific issue.set_merge_request_titleSet the title of a merge requestset_merge_request_descriptionSet the description of a merge request
🏗️ Development
🔍 Running Inspector
Set up environment variables:
export MR_MCP_GITLAB_TOKEN=your_gitlab_token
export MR_MCP_GITLAB_HOST=your_gitlab_host
# Optional env vars to filter the projects the `get_projects` tool has access to:
# https://docs.gitlab.com/api/access_requests/#valid-access-levels
export MR_MCP_MIN_ACCESS_LEVEL=min_access_level
# Search term that should match the project path or name
export MR_MCP_PROJECT_SEARCH_TERM=term
For use with MCP clients, you can run:
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npm start
🛠️ Troubleshooting
If you encounter permissions issues (403 Forbidden), check:
- Your GitLab token has the proper scopes (api, read_api)
- The token user has proper access to the projects
- The project IDs are correct
📜 License
🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
Installing Gitlab Mr
This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.
▸ github.com/kopfrechner/gitlab-mr-mcpFAQ
Is Gitlab Mr MCP free?
Yes, Gitlab Mr MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.
Does Gitlab Mr need an API key?
No, Gitlab Mr runs without API keys or environment variables.
Is Gitlab Mr hosted or self-hosted?
Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.
How do I install Gitlab Mr in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?
Open Gitlab Mr on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.
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