Git (reference)

Gives the agent git status, diff, log, commit and branch tools for one local repository.

🧠 Code understanding★ 91,226Updated 2026-10-13Auth: noneGitHub ↗

SourcesGitHubmodelcontextprotocol/servers

Test results

Last passed 2026-10-14

Claude CodePassed2026-10-13 · install, connect, tools, agent task

CursorPassed2026-10-13 · install, connect, tools, agent task

Claude DesktopPassed2026-10-14 · install, connect, tools, agent task

ChatGPT (Codex)Passed2026-10-14 · install, connect, tools, agent task

Protocol: 12 tools + tool call OK · 2026-10-13

Install

claude mcp add git -- uvx mcp-server-git --repository /path/to/dir/coderepo

Run in your terminal. This exact command is what our harness runs in Claude Code; see the results above.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository",
        "/path/to/dir/coderepo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Save as .cursor/mcp.json. This exact config is what our harness runs in Cursor; see the results above.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository",
        "/path/to/dir/coderepo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop. Tested on the Linux beta; see the results above.

[mcp_servers.git]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-git", "--repository", "/path/to/dir/coderepo"]

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (shared by the ChatGPT (Codex) CLI and the ChatGPT desktop app; Codex runs inside the ChatGPT desktop app). Tested with the ChatGPT (Codex) CLI bundled in the ChatGPT desktop app; see the results above.

Not connecting? Troubleshooting: Claude Code · Cursor · Claude Desktop · ChatGPT (Codex)

Test history

Date	Check	Result	Version
2026-10-13	Protocol (direct stdio)	Protocol: 12 tools + tool call OK	2026.10.10
2026-10-13	Claude Code	Passed install, connect, tools, agent task	2.1.296 (Claude Code)
2026-10-13	Cursor	Passed install, connect, tools, agent task	2026.10.12-d47ca18
2026-10-14	Claude Desktop	Passed install, connect, tools, agent task	Claude Desktop 2.37337.1 (Linu
2026-10-14	ChatGPT (Codex)	Passed install, connect, tools, agent task	codex-cli 0.162.0-alpha.17.2

Tools seen by our harness (12)

git_statusgit_diff_unstagedgit_diff_stagedgit_diffgit_commitgit_addgit_resetgit_loggit_create_branchgit_checkoutgit_showgit_branch