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MCP ServerMIT
Official Git MCP Server
The official MCP server for inspecting and operating on explicitly selected Git repositories.
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Installation
uvx mcp-server-git --repository /path/to/repositoryGrant only the repository directories that the client should inspect.
Capabilities
stdiotoolsresources
Security notes
Git commands and repository reads run with the local process permissions; restrict the repository path.
Declared capabilities or risks
Code executionFilesystem access