MCP Svn MCP Server

MCP server for full Subversion (SVN) integration

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What is the MCP Svn MCP server?

MCP Svn becomes available to MCP clients through the mcp svn mcp server. MCP server for full Subversion (SVN) integration.

What MCP Svn does

A complete MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Subversion (SVN) integration, designed to let AI agents manage SVN repositories efficiently.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 12 tools directly:

  • svn_health_check — The svn_health_check tool exposed by this server
  • svn_info — Get detailed information about the working copy or a specific file
  • svn_status — The svn_status tool exposed by this server
  • svn_log — The svn_log tool exposed by this server
  • svn_diff — The svn_diff tool exposed by this server
  • svn_checkout — The svn_checkout tool exposed by this server
  • svn_update — The svn_update tool exposed by this server
  • svn_add — The svn_add tool exposed by this server
  • svn_commit — The svn_commit tool exposed by this server
  • svn_delete — The svn_delete tool exposed by this server
  • svn_revert — The svn_revert tool exposed by this server
  • svn_cleanup — The svn_cleanup tool exposed by this server

Installing the mcp svn mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @grec0/mcp-svn, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 6 environment variables: SVN_PATH, SVN_WORKING_DIRECTORY, SVN_URL, SVN_USERNAME, SVN_PASSWORD, SVN_REPOSITORY_URL. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. MCP Svn sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — svn_health_check, svn_info, svn_status among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • With 12 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use MCP Svn.
  • Maintained by gcorroto, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the mcp svn mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
svn_health_checkThe svn_health_check tool exposed by this server.
svn_infoGet detailed information about the working copy or a specific file.
svn_statusThe svn_status tool exposed by this server.
svn_logThe svn_log tool exposed by this server.
svn_diffThe svn_diff tool exposed by this server.
svn_checkoutThe svn_checkout tool exposed by this server.
svn_updateThe svn_update tool exposed by this server.
svn_addThe svn_add tool exposed by this server.
svn_commitThe svn_commit tool exposed by this server.
svn_deleteThe svn_delete tool exposed by this server.
svn_revertThe svn_revert tool exposed by this server.
svn_cleanupThe svn_cleanup tool exposed by this server.

How to install the MCP Svn MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "svn": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@grec0/mcp-svn"],
      "env": {
        "SVN_PATH": "svn",
        "SVN_WORKING_DIRECTORY": "C:/path/to/working/copy",
        "SVN_URL": "https://svn.example.com/repo",
        "SVN_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "SVN_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SVN_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional
SVN_WORKING_DIRECTORYFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional
SVN_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
SVN_USERNAMEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SVN_PASSWORDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SVN_REPOSITORY_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Svn to svn health check.
  • Use MCP Svn to svn info.
  • Use MCP Svn to svn status.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Svn to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 12 tools (svn_health_check, svn_info, svn_status, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Svn directly.