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Git MCP Server

by Anthropic

Reference implementation for Git operations. Read repository status, history, and diffs.

Reference Implementation
Developer Tools
GitHub
Deployment Type
💻Local

Runs on your local machine

Authentication
✓No Auth Required

No authentication needed

Installation
Easy

Quick setup, minimal config

Use Cases
Common ways to use this MCP server
Repository analysis
Commit history
Diff review
Branch management
Ideal For
This server is perfect for these roles and teams
Developers
Code Reviewers
DevOps Engineers
Installation
Quick start guide for setting up this MCP server

1. Install via npx

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-git

2. Add to Claude Desktop config

Edit claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-git"]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new MCP server.

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