Advanced GitLab MCP server

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58 CQRS tools exposing 230 GitLab operations across 26 entity types

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Getting Started

npx @getmcp/cli add io.github.structured-world/gitlab-mcp

Requires Node.js 18+. Community-contributed server. Review source before installing.

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Required Environment Variables

GITLAB_TOKEN
GitLab Personal Access Token with 'api' and 'read_user' scopes

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.structured-world/gitlab-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@structured-world/gitlab-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITLAB_TOKEN": "",
        "GITLAB_API_URL": "",
        "GITLAB_READ_ONLY_MODE": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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