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Connect an assistant to GitLab projects, issues and merge requests through the MCP endpoint built into GitLab itself.

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Best for

Teams on GitLab, including self-managed instances, who want an assistant to read issues and merge requests and act on them without installing a separate server.

Connect GitLab

Choose your client

Remote

This server is hosted by its publisher. Pick your client for the matching setup.

Important

MCP access must be allowed before a client can connect: for the top-level group on GitLab.com, or for the whole instance on Self-Managed and Dedicated. Legacy personal access tokens and project or group access tokens are rejected with a 403. The generated configuration uses the gitlab.com address; on Self-Managed, use your own instance's host.

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then enter this URL:
https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp
  • Claude Desktop adds remote servers through Connectors, not through claude_desktop_config.json. Menu names can differ by plan.

Format checked Oct 30, 2026 against Claude Desktop documentation. Client settings change, so confirm with the client's own docs.

Official setup guide(opens in a new tab)

Connection details

Hosted endpoint
https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp

Overview

GitLab's MCP server is part of GitLab rather than a separate download: each instance serves it at /api/v4/mcp, on GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed and GitLab Dedicated. An assistant can read project information, issues and merge requests and perform GitLab operations on your behalf. Clients register themselves with OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration, or you can use a fine-grained personal access token that carries the MCP permission. Access has to be allowed first, by a group on GitLab.com or by an instance administrator on Self-Managed. GitLab lists the feature as generally available.

What it can do

  • Reads project information, issues and merge requests, and performs GitLab operations on your behalf.
  • Tools can be limited to chosen groups (toolsets) with a header. Wikis, code security and Orbit are opt-in, and Duo Agent Platform tools appear only where that platform is available to you. Another header adds a prefix to tool names to avoid clashes with other servers.
  • HTTP transport is recommended; a stdio connection through mcp-remote covers clients that cannot use HTTP directly.

What you need

Sign-in and credentials

An OAuth access token with the mcp scope, obtained through OAuth Dynamic Client Registration or a pre-registered OAuth application, or a fine-grained personal access token with the MCP tool Execute permission.

Sources

MCP Registry
Listed in the MCP Registry as com.gitlab/mcp
Official docs
docs.gitlab.com/user/model_context_protocol/mcp_server
Repository
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab
Last checked
Oct 31, 2026
Record reviewed
Oct 31, 2026

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Why is this labelled Official?

Registry name com.gitlab/mcp. The registry's authentication docs describe DNS or HTTP verification of the domain for names in this reverse-DNS form (read 2026-10-31). The registry entry points at gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab, and the page "GitLab MCP server" in GitLab's own documentation, part of that repository, describes the endpoint, authentication and prerequisites (read 2026-10-31).

Listing on HistChat is not an endorsement or a security review. MCP servers can access data or perform actions, so review the source and permissions before connecting.

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