MCP SERVER

GitLab MCP Server

Access GitLab project, issue and merge request data through MCP.

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About GitLab MCP Server

Access GitLab project, issue and merge request data through MCP. The observed registry record provides remote MCP connection details.

What you can do

Project information
Issue data
Merge request data

How to connect

What is the endpoint and how does it run?

Hosted remote server over Streamable HTTP at https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp.

Does it need authentication?

You sign in with the publisher through OAuth.

How do I add GitLab MCP Server to Claude Code, Cursor or Claude Desktop?

One command, any client (npm)

npx ruagentic add gitlab-mcp

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http gitlab https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp

Cursor, Windsurf and other clients that accept a URL (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json, via the mcp-remote bridge)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Snippets are generated from the published endpoint; the server name gitlab is only a label you can change. Add the credentials the publisher documents.

Project website Documentation Source repository

REMOTE ENDPOINThttps://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcpUse this URL in a compatible client. Follow the provider’s authentication instructions.

1 published remote connection

streamable-httphttps://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp

Questions and answers

What is GitLab MCP Server?

GitLab MCP Server is an MCP server in the Developer tools category. Access GitLab project, issue and merge request data through MCP.

How do I connect to GitLab MCP Server?

Hosted remote server over Streamable HTTP at https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp. The listing page has ready-made snippets for Claude Code, Cursor and Claude Desktop.

Does GitLab MCP Server need authentication?

You sign in with the publisher through OAuth.

What can GitLab MCP Server do?

According to the published details: Project information; Issue data; Merge request data.

Where is GitLab MCP Server published?

Its homepage is https://docs.gitlab.com/user/model_context_protocol/mcp_server/ and its source repository is https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab. RUAGENTIC read these details from Official MCP Registry on September 8, 2026 and did not install or run the project.

Sources and checks

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Registry name: com.gitlab/mcp
Published version: 0.0.1

Source information collected September 8, 2026.

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