Runs extended Git operations for AI assistants, including branch and tag management and GitHub integration.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add git-v2 --env GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN='<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>' --env GIT_DEFAULT_PATH='<GIT_DEFAULT_PATH>' -- node path/to/git-mcp-v2/build/index.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.git-v2]
command = "node"
args = ["path/to/git-mcp-v2/build/index.js"]
env = { GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>", GIT_DEFAULT_PATH = "<GIT_DEFAULT_PATH>" }
# codex mcp add git-v2 --env GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN='<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>' --env GIT_DEFAULT_PATH='<GIT_DEFAULT_PATH>' -- node path/to/git-mcp-v2/build/index.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"git-v2": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/git-mcp-v2/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"GIT_DEFAULT_PATH": "<GIT_DEFAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"git-v2": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/git-mcp-v2/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"GIT_DEFAULT_PATH": "<GIT_DEFAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"git-v2": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/git-mcp-v2/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"GIT_DEFAULT_PATH": "<GIT_DEFAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"git-v2": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/git-mcp-v2/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"GIT_DEFAULT_PATH": "<GIT_DEFAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"git-v2": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/git-mcp-v2/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"GIT_DEFAULT_PATH": "<GIT_DEFAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENGIT_DEFAULT_PATH
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.