Advanced GitLab MCP server

Advanced GitLab MCP server — 44 tools across 18 entity types with CQRS architecture, OAuth 2.1, and multiple transport modes.

Quick Start

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@structured-world/gitlab-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "your_gitlab_token",
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "https://gitlab.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requirements: Node.js >= 24

Highlights

• 44 tools across 18 entity types — projects, merge requests, pipelines, work items, wiki, and more
• CQRS architecture — browse_* for queries, manage_* for commands
• Multi-instance support — Connect to multiple GitLab instances with per-instance OAuth and rate limiting
• Multiple transports — stdio, SSE, StreamableHTTP
• OAuth 2.1 — Per-user authentication via Claude Custom Connector
• Read-only mode — Safe operation for production environments
• Auto-discovery — Detects GitLab config from git remotes
• Fine-grained control — Enable/disable tool groups, filter actions, customize descriptions
• Docker support — ghcr.io/structured-world/gitlab-mcp:latest

Documentation

Full documentation is available at gitlab-mcp.sw.foundation

Section	Description
Installation	npm, Docker, VS Code, Codex
Configuration	Environment variables, feature flags
Multi-Instance	Connect to multiple GitLab instances
Tool Reference	All 44 tools with parameters
OAuth Setup	Team authentication with Claude
TLS/HTTPS	Production deployment with SSL
Customization	Tool descriptions, action filtering
CLI Tools	Browse and export tool documentation

Auto-generated Tool Reference

For the complete tool reference with parameters:

# View locally
yarn list-tools --detail

# Generate documentation
yarn list-tools --export --toc > docs/tools/api-reference.md

See the Full API Reference for the auto-generated tool documentation.

Docker

# HTTP mode
docker run -e PORT=3002 -e GITLAB_TOKEN=your_token -p 3333:3002 \
  ghcr.io/structured-world/gitlab-mcp:latest

# stdio mode
docker run -i --rm -e GITLAB_TOKEN=your_token \
  ghcr.io/structured-world/gitlab-mcp:latest

Feature Flags

Flag	Default	Tools Enabled
USE_LABELS	true	Label management
USE_MRS	true	Merge requests
USE_FILES	true	File operations
USE_VARIABLES	true	CI/CD variables
USE_WORKITEMS	true	Issues, epics, tasks
USE_WEBHOOKS	true	Webhook management
USE_SNIPPETS	true	Code snippets
USE_INTEGRATIONS	true	50+ integrations
USE_GITLAB_WIKI	true	Wiki pages
USE_MILESTONE	true	Milestones
USE_PIPELINE	true	Pipelines & CI/CD
USE_RELEASES	true	Release management
USE_REFS	true	Branch & tag management
USE_MEMBERS	true	Team members
USE_SEARCH	true	Cross-project search
USE_ITERATIONS	true	Iteration planning (sprints)

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup, testing, and PR guidelines.

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License

Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE for details.

Based on zereight/gitlab-mcp (MIT). See LICENSE.MIT.