MCP Git Commit Aider MCP Server

Make git commits on behave of AI, so that you can track AI contribution in your codebase

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What is the MCP Git Commit Aider MCP server?

Connect MCP Git Commit Aider to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Make git commits on behave of AI, so that you can track AI contribution in your codebase. The mcp git commit aider mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

  • Takes message (string, required) as the commit message
  • Takes cwd (string, optional) to specify the working directory for the git command
  • Appends "(aider)" to the committer name automatically
  • Reads committer name and email from environment variables (GIT_COMMITTER_NAME, GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL) if set, otherwise falls back to git config user.name and git config user.email

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. It is maintained by MrOrz; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How to install the MCP Git Commit Aider MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git-commit-aider": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-git-commit-aider"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Git Commit Aider to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Git Commit Aider directly.