Custom GitLab MCP Server

A custom implementation of the GitLab MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for integration with Claude and other MCP-compliant AI assistants.

Overview

This MCP server provides seamless integration with GitLab repositories, allowing AI assistants to:

• Search GitLab repositories

• Fetch file contents

• Create or update files

• Push multiple files in a single commit

• Create issues and merge requests

• Fork repositories

• Create branches

Related MCP server: GitLab MCP Server

Fixed Implementation

This custom implementation fixes issues with schema validation that were present in the standard GitLab MCP server implementation, specifically for the search_repositories tool.

Installation

1. Clone this repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure in your Claude settings file or Claude Desktop config file:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/gitlab": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": [
           "/path/to/custom-gitlab-server/index.js"
         ],
         "env": {
           "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-gitlab-token",
           "GITLAB_API_URL": "https://your-gitlab-instance/api/v4"
         }
       }
     }
   }

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)

• GitLab Personal Access Token with appropriate scopes:

  • api for full API access

  • read_api for read-only access

  • read_repository and write_repository for repository operations

Available Tools

License

MIT