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Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

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GitLab MCP Server MCP Server

Name: GitLab MCP Server
Author: sumirati

Developer-ready GitLab MCP server for CE and EE instances.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sumirati-mcp-gitlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sumirati/mcp-gitlab@3.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY": "false",
        "GITLAB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS": "false",
        "MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT": "markdown"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN	Yes	GitLab Personal Access Token with api scope Secret.
GITLAB_API_URL	No	GitLab instance API URL (defaults to https://gitlab.com/api/v4)
GITLAB_READ_ONLY	No	Enable read-only safety mode (true/false, default: false)
GITLAB_EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS	No	Set to true to expose all 90 catalog actions directly on ListTools instead of the 5-tool hybrid surface
MCP_OUTPUT_FORMAT	No	Default output format: 'markdown' (default, compact tables) or 'json'

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