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git mcp server for VS Code

io.github.cyanheads/git-mcp-server

Comprehensive Git MCP server enabling native git tools including clone, commit, worktree, & more.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install git mcp server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json 

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mcp-log-level",
      "description": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "git-base-dir",
      "description": "GIT_BASE_DIR",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "git-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/git-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "${input:mcp-log-level}",
        "GIT_BASE_DIR": "${input:git-base-dir}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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