Git

§1What it does

One of the reference servers maintained in the official modelcontextprotocol/servers repo. It gives an LLM tools to inspect status, diffs and logs and to stage, commit, reset and branch in a local Git repository. As of the 2026.10.19 release it is built on the MCP Python SDK 2.x (mcp>=2.3,<3).

§2Setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-git", "--repository", "path/to/git/repo"]
    }
  }
}

Snippets adapted from the official documentation. Check the official page for current options and auth requirements.

§2aTools (live-checked Oct 19, 2026)

Returned by the server's own tools/list via uvx mcp-server-git. No credentials used; no tools were called.

• git_status — Shows the working tree status
• git_diff_unstaged — Shows changes in the working directory that are not yet staged
• git_diff_staged — Shows changes that are staged for commit
• git_diff — Shows differences between branches or commits
• git_commit — Records changes to the repository
• git_add — Adds file contents to the staging area
• git_reset — Unstages all staged changes
• git_log — Shows the commit logs
• git_create_branch — Creates a new branch from an optional base branch
• git_checkout — Switches branches
• git_show — Shows the contents of a commit, or of a file or directory given as <revision>:<path>
• git_branch — List Git branches

§3Prompts to try

1. “Show me what changed since the last commit and write a commit message.”Copy
2. “List the last 10 commits touching the billing module.”Copy
3. “Create a branch called fix/login-redirect.”Copy