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Gitea

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MCP server for interacting with Gitea, enabling issue and PR management, repository browsing, file reading, and safe git command execution.

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MCP server for interacting with Gitea, enabling issue and PR management, repository browsing, file reading, and safe git command execution.

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Gitea. This package is designed to be used as a standalone server or imported by a gateway.

🛠 Capabilities

  • Issues: List, search, create, update, comment.
  • Repositories: List repos, branches, labels.
  • Files: Read file content.
  • Pull Requests: Create PRs.
  • Analysis: Analyze issues with AI prompts.
  • Shell: Execute safe git commands in WSL (run_safe_shell).

🔒 Security

  • Allowed Paths: Restricted via MCP_ALLOWED_PATHS environment variable.
  • Git Safety: Only whitelisted git subcommands are allowed. Global flags are blocked.

📦 Installation

npm install @boringstudio_org/gitea-mcp

🚀 Usage

Via NPX (Recommended)

# Configure environment variables
export GITEA_TOKEN=your_token
# Optional: Defaults to https://git.your-instance.com/api/v1
export GITEA_API_URL=https://git.your-instance.com/api/v1

# Cloudflare Access (Optional)
# If your Gitea instance is behind Cloudflare Zero Trust
export CF_ID=your_cf_client_id
export CF_SECRET=your_cf_client_secret

# Run
npx @boringstudio_org/gitea-mcp

Standalone (From Source)

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Configure .env
echo "GITEA_TOKEN=..." > .env
echo "GITEA_API_URL=..." >> .env
# Optional: Cloudflare Access
echo "CF_ID=..." >> .env
echo "CF_SECRET=..." >> .env

# Run
node index.js

As a Library

import { runGiteaServer } from "@boringstudio_org/gitea-mcp";
// Ensure environment variables are set
runGiteaServer().catch(console.error);

📝 License

MIT

from github.com/boringstudio-org/mcp-gitea

Install Gitea in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE
unyly install mcp-gitea

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add mcp-gitea -- npx -y @boringstudio_org/gitea-mcp

FAQ

Is Gitea MCP free?

Yes, Gitea MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Gitea need an API key?

No, Gitea runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Gitea hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install Gitea in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Gitea 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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