Install GitLab MCP Server for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jmrplens-gitlab-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"https://github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server/releases/download/v3.2.0/gitlab-mcp-server-darwin.mcpb"
],
"env": {
"GITLAB_URL": "https://gitlab.com",
"GITLAB_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN",
"GITLAB_MCP_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY": "false",
"GITLAB_MCP_TOOL_SURFACE": "dynamic",
"GITLAB_MCP_TIER": "",
"GITLAB_MCP_READ_ONLY": "false",
"GITLAB_MCP_SAFE_MODE": "false",
"GITLAB_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
}
}
}
}