git_create_branch — Git MCP Tool

git_create_branch (git create branch) is one of 12 tools on the Git MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call git_create_branch from your client

Claude Code Git git_create_branch run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Git git_create_branch ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Git git_create_branch ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Git git_create_branch .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Git git_create_branch ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Git git_create_branch ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Fastest route

claude mcp add git -- uvx mcp-server-git

Other tools on this server

git_status
git_diff_unstaged
git_diff_staged
git_diff
git_commit
git_add
git_reset
git_log
git_checkout
git_show
git_init

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

Git MCP server