git for Claude Desktop

io.github.dave-london/git

Structured git operations (status, log, diff, branch, show) as typed JSON.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install git in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paretools/git"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs