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Manage GitLab projects, issues, merge requests, pipelines, repositories, and admin workflows.
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Manage GitLab projects, issues, merge requests, pipelines, repositories, and admin workflows.
Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/ streamable-http: https://{host}:{port}/
Security Report
10.0
Low Risk10.0Low RiskValid MCP server (1 strong, 1 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. Trust signals: trusted author (3/3 approved). 1 finding(s) downgraded by scanner intelligence.
Endpoint verified · Open access · 1 issue found
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Permissions Required
This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.
What You'll Need
Set these up before or after installing:
GitLab instance URL (default: https://gitlab.com; set for self-managed instances)
Environment variable: GITLAB_URL
GitLab Personal Access Token (glpat-...)Required
Environment variable: GITLAB_TOKEN
Skip TLS certificate verification for self-signed certs (default: false)
Environment variable: GITLAB_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY
Tool catalog selector: dynamic, meta, or individual (default: dynamic)
Environment variable: TOOL_SURFACE
Resource and prompt catalog selector: full or minimal (default: full)
Environment variable: CAPABILITY_SURFACE
Meta-tool input schema detail: opaque, compact, or full (default: opaque)
Environment variable: META_PARAM_SCHEMA
Enable GitLab Premium/Ultimate tools; GitLab.com Enterprise/Premium also exposes Orbit Knowledge Graph tools (default: false)
Environment variable: GITLAB_ENTERPRISE
Read-only mode: disables all mutating tools (default: false)
Environment variable: GITLAB_READ_ONLY
Safe mode: intercepts mutating tools and returns a JSON preview instead of executing (default: false)
Environment variable: GITLAB_SAFE_MODE
Append EmbeddedResource content blocks (clickable links to MCP resources) to get_* tool results (default: true)
Environment variable: EMBEDDED_RESOURCES
Comma-separated tool names to exclude from registration (e.g. gitlab_admin,gitlab_runner)
Environment variable: EXCLUDE_TOOLS
Skip Personal Access Token scope detection and register all tools regardless of token permissions (default: false)
Environment variable: GITLAB_IGNORE_SCOPES
Maximum attachment upload size in bytes or human-readable (e.g. 2GB). Default: 2147483648 (2 GB)
Environment variable: UPLOAD_MAX_FILE_SIZE
Extra OS path-list-separated directories allowed for local GitLab import archives
Environment variable: GITLAB_MCP_ALLOWED_IMPORT_DIRS
Per-server tools/call rate limit in requests per second; 0 disables it (default: 0)
Environment variable: RATE_LIMIT_RPS
Token-bucket burst size when RATE_LIMIT_RPS is greater than 0 (default: 40)
Environment variable: RATE_LIMIT_BURST
Logging verbosity (default: info)
Environment variable: LOG_LEVEL
Auto-update mode: true (auto-apply), check (log-only), false (disabled). Default: true
Environment variable: AUTO_UPDATE
GitHub repository slug for release assets (default: jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server)
Environment variable: AUTO_UPDATE_REPO
Periodic update check interval in HTTP mode (default: 1h)
Environment variable: AUTO_UPDATE_INTERVAL
Startup/background update timeout, range 5s-10m (default: 60s)
Environment variable: AUTO_UPDATE_TIMEOUT
How to Connect
Remote Plugin
No local installation needed. Your AI client connects to the remote endpoint directly.
Add this to your MCP configuration to connect:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-jmrplens-gitlab-mcp-server": {
"env": {
"LOG_LEVEL": "your-log-level-here",
"GITLAB_URL": "your-gitlab-url-here",
"AUTO_UPDATE": "your-auto-update-here",
"GITLAB_TOKEN": "your-gitlab-token-here",
"TOOL_SURFACE": "your-tool-surface-here",
"EXCLUDE_TOOLS": "your-exclude-tools-here",
"RATE_LIMIT_RPS": "your-rate-limit-rps-here",
"AUTO_UPDATE_REPO": "your-auto-update-repo-here",
"GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "your-gitlab-read-only-here",
"GITLAB_SAFE_MODE": "your-gitlab-safe-mode-here",
"RATE_LIMIT_BURST": "your-rate-limit-burst-here",
"GITLAB_ENTERPRISE": "your-gitlab-enterprise-here",
"META_PARAM_SCHEMA": "your-meta-param-schema-here",
"CAPABILITY_SURFACE": "your-capability-surface-here",
"EMBEDDED_RESOURCES": "your-embedded-resources-here",
"AUTO_UPDATE_TIMEOUT": "your-auto-update-timeout-here",
"AUTO_UPDATE_INTERVAL": "your-auto-update-interval-here",
"GITLAB_IGNORE_SCOPES": "your-gitlab-ignore-scopes-here",
"UPLOAD_MAX_FILE_SIZE": "your-upload-max-file-size-here",
"GITLAB_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY": "your-gitlab-skip-tls-verify-here",
"GITLAB_MCP_ALLOWED_IMPORT_DIRS": "your-gitlab-mcp-allowed-import-dirs-here"
},
"url": "https://gitlab-mcp-server.fly.dev/"
}
}
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