Gitingest MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with gitingest for turning any Git repository into a simple text digest of its codebase.

Features

• Easy integration with AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol
• Git repository analysis and ingestion capabilities
• Support for filtering files by size, patterns, and branches
• Returns comprehensive repository information including summaries, file structure, and content

Usage

Configuration Options

Add the following configuration to your AI assistant’s settings to enable gitingest-mcp as an MCP server:

PyPI Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitingestmcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["gitingestmcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

GitHub Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitingestmcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/narumiruna/gitingest-mcp",
        "gitingestmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Local Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitingestmcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--directory",
        "/home/<user>/workspace/gitingest-mcp",
        "gitingestmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

API

The server provides the following tool:

ingest_git

Analyzes a Git repository and returns its content in a structured format.

Parameters:

• source: The URL of a Git repository or a local directory path
• max_file_size (optional): Maximum allowed file size in bytes (default: 10MB)
• include_patterns (optional): Pattern or set of patterns specifying files to include (e.g., “*.md, src/”)
• exclude_patterns (optional): Pattern or set of patterns specifying files to exclude
• branch (optional): The branch to clone and analyze (default: “main”)

Returns:

A string containing:

1. Repository summary
2. Tree-like structure of the files
3. Content of the repository files

Resources

• gitingest website: https://gitingest.com/
• gitingest repository: https://github.com/cyclotruc/gitingest

License

See the LICENSE file for details.