Git MCP — Version Control Server for AI Agents

What is Git MCP?

Git MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that gives AI agents structured access to Git repositories. Instead of running raw shell commands, agents use typed tools for git operations — log, diff, status, branch, commit, and more. It provides clean, parseable output that agents can reason about effectively.

Answer-Ready: Git MCP is an MCP server for AI agent Git access. Provides typed tools for log, diff, status, branch, commit, and blame operations. Clean structured output for agent reasoning. Part of the official MCP server collection. Works with Claude Code and Cursor.

Best for: AI agents needing structured Git repository access. Works with: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, any MCP client. Setup time: Under 1 minute.

Core Tools

1. git_status

Get working tree status — staged, modified, untracked files.

2. git_log

View commit history with filtering by author, date, path.

Agent: git_log(max_count=10, since="2026-04-01")
→ Returns structured commit objects with hash, author, date, message

3. git_diff

Show changes between commits, branches, or working tree.

Agent: git_diff(ref1="main", ref2="feature/auth")
→ Returns structured diff with file paths, additions, deletions

4. git_show

View contents of a specific commit.

5. git_branch

List, create, delete, and switch branches.

6. git_commit

Create commits with message and optional file selection.

7. git_blame

Annotate file lines with commit information.

Configuration Options

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository", "/path/to/repo",
        "--read-only"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Use Cases

FAQ

Q: Is it read-only by default? A: No, it supports both read and write operations. Use --read-only flag to restrict to read-only if needed.

Q: Can it handle multiple repos? A: Configure multiple Git MCP instances with different repository paths.

Q: How does it differ from Claude Code's built-in git? A: Claude Code has built-in git access via Bash. Git MCP provides structured tool output that is easier for agents to parse and reason about.