MCP server Official

Git MCP Server

Q: Can the Git MCP server make commits?

Yes, it provides git_commit and git_add among its tools.

Q: Is the Git MCP server production ready?

The README says it is in early development and functionality may change.

Q: How do I install the Git MCP server?

Run uvx mcp-server-git or pip install mcp-server-git and add it to your MCP client config.

Reference MCP server with tools to read, search and change Git repositories: status, diff, log, commit, branch.

Author: Model Context Protocol
Works with: Any MCP client
License: MIT
Documented: Oct 2, 2026

Repository ↗ Official docs ↗

What Git MCP Server is

mcp-server-git is a Python MCP server for Git repository interaction and automation. The README says it is in early development and tools may change.

What it does

Where Git MCP Server runs and what it adds, from its documentation

Show status, staged and unstaged diffs, and diffs against a branch or commit
Show commit logs with date filtering
Stage files, commit and reset
Create and check out branches
Show the contents of a commit

When to use it

Good fit

Giving an agent structured Git access via MCP
Clients without a shell tool

Not for

Stable, production-grade automation: README says early development
Cases where the agent should not commit: it has git_commit and git_add

How to install Git MCP Server

You need: uv/uvx or pip with Python; MCP Python SDK 1.x (mcp>=1.29.0,<2); A local Git repository

Install uv or pip
Run uvx mcp-server-git, or pip install mcp-server-git
Add the command to your MCP client config
Pass repo_path to each tool call

Configuration example (from the official docs)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Permissions and security

What it can access

Read and modify local Git repositories (add, commit, reset, branch, checkout)

Security notes from the maintainers

The root README says these are reference implementations meant as educational examples, not production-ready solutions.

Review the source before granting an agent access to credentials or production systems. We document what the maintainers state; we do not audit code.

Limitations

Early development; tools may change
Port to MCP SDK 2.0 is in progress

Frequently asked questions

Can the Git MCP server make commits?

Yes, it provides git_commit and git_add among its tools. source

Is the Git MCP server production ready?

The README says it is in early development and functionality may change. source

How do I install the Git MCP server?

Run uvx mcp-server-git or pip install mcp-server-git and add it to your MCP client config. source

Related guides

Sources and gaps

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/main/src/git/README.md readme, checked Oct 2, 2026
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/main/README.md readme, checked Oct 2, 2026

Not stated by the maintainers: Hosts other than generic MCP clients are not individually named as supported for Claude Code/Cursor/Windsurf/Codex in this README; last_release date not visible in the checked README.