How do I install gitlab-mcp?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/harshmaur/gitlab-mcp

What does gitlab-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches gitlab. The credentials we found in its source are GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN.

Is gitlab-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1 GitHub star and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-06-05.

What licence does gitlab-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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gitlab-mcp

gitlab-mcp is an MCP server, listed under version control. It reaches gitlab. It needs GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 1 GitHub star and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

gitlab mcp

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. gitlab-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read gitlab-mcp’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

gitlab

Credential

GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars

State

stale

Licence

MIT

From the repository

gitlab mcp

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

gitlab-mcp compared with similar servers

gitlab-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
gitlab-mcp (this page)	gitlab	GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN	1	2025-06-05	MIT
gitlab-mr-mcp	gitlab(1 shared)	MR_MCP_GITLAB_TOKEN	94	2026-10-19	MIT
grasp	github, gitlab(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN	30	2026-09-07	NOASSERTION
gitlab-mcp-server	gitlab, npm(1 shared)	NPM_CONFIG_TOKEN	10	2026-02-19	MIT
mcp-proxy	github	API_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN	2,805	2026-10-14	MIT
cve-mcp-server	abuseipdb, github, greynoise, nvd, shodan, urlscan, virustotal, vulncheck	ABUSEIPDB_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, GREYNOISE_API_KEY, NVD_API_KEY, SHODAN_KEY, URLSCAN_KEY, VIRUSTOTAL_KEY, VULNCHECK_TOKEN	1,633	2026-10-01	Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with gitlab-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about gitlab-mcp

What does gitlab-mcp do?: gitlab mcp
How do I install gitlab-mcp?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/harshmaur/gitlab-mcp
What does gitlab-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches gitlab. The credentials we found in its source are GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN.
Is gitlab-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1 GitHub star and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-06-05.
What licence does gitlab-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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