A custom implementation of the GitLab MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for integration with Claude and other MCP-compliant AI assistants.
custom-gitlab-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the chris-miaskowski/custom-gitlab-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A custom implementation of the GitLab MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for integration with Claude and other MCP-compliant AI assistants”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITLAB_API_URL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| search_repositories | Search for GitLab projects |
| get_file_contents | Get contents of a file or directory |
| create_or_update_file | Create or update a single file |
| push_files | Push multiple files in a single commit |
| create_repository | Create a new GitLab project |
| create_issue | Create a new issue |
| create_merge_request | Create a new merge request |
| fork_repository | Fork a project |
| create_branch | Create a new branch |
{
"mcpServers": {
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/gitlab": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/custom-gitlab-server/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"GITLAB_API_URL": "https://your-gitlab-instance/api/v4"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| GITLAB_API_URL | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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