Open source GitLab MCP server for AI assistants: 2-tool dynamic find/execute over 860+ GitLab actions (1,000+ Enterprise), stdio/HTTP/OAuth
If you already use Gitlab, the gitlab mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Open source GitLab MCP server for AI assistants: 2-tool dynamic find/execute over 860+ GitLab actions (1,000+ Enterprise), stdio/HTTP/OAuth, safe/read-only modes.
You talk to your AI assistant; it does the GitLab work. No project IDs, API endpoints, or JSON to remember.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
macOS — ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.jsonLinux — ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.jsonWindows — %APPDATA%\Code\User\globalStorage\saoudrizwan.claude-dev\settings\cline_mcp_settings.jsonSurface — Visible toolsTools — Up to 1071 individual / 32–50 metaResources — 45 (static + templates)Prompts — 37 templatesCompletions — Project, user, group, branch, tagLogging — Structured (text/JSON) to stderrProgress — Tool execution progress reportingElicitation — 4 interactive creation wizardsProvider — ModelConfiguration is passed through the environment: GITLAB_TOKEN, YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN, GITLAB_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.
This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Gitlab's toolset — macOS, Linux, Windows and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jmrplens; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Gitlab's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json |
| Linux | ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Code\User\globalStorage\saoudrizwan.claude-dev\settings\cline_mcp_settings.json |
| Surface | Visible tools |
| Tools | Up to 1071 individual / 32–50 meta |
| Resources | 45 (static + templates) |
| Prompts | 37 templates |
| Completions | Project, user, group, branch, tag |
| Logging | Structured (text/JSON) to stderr |
| Progress | Tool execution progress reporting |
| Elicitation | 4 interactive creation wizards |
| Provider | Model |
| Anthropic | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 |
| gemini-flash-latest |
{
"mcpServers": {
"gitlab-mcp-server-jmrplens": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GITLAB_TOKEN": "your-value",
"YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN": "your-value",
"GITLAB_URL": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GITLAB_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| GITLAB_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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