Git
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Local Git via MCP: status, log, diff, file history, branches, and gated stage/commit. Pure-JS.
Use this server
Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
GIT_ROOTS GIT_WRITABLEClaude Code
claude mcp add --env GIT_ROOTS= --env GIT_WRITABLE= git -- npx @abhishekmcp/git
Cursor
If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"git","command":"npx","args":["@abhishekmcp/git"],"env":{"GIT_ROOTS":"","GIT_WRITABLE":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"git": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@abhishekmcp/git"
],
"env": {
"GIT_ROOTS": "",
"GIT_WRITABLE": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.