Git MCP Server
Git MCP Server is a MCP server for code review and refactoring, published by modelcontextprotocol.
Reference MCP server for Git repository interaction — read, search, and manipulate Git repositories from a Large Language Model.
Is it any good?
Effectiveness · benchmark pending
We haven't benchmarked Git MCP Server yet, so its score is provisional — computed from safety, maintenance, and documentation only, with popularity given no weight. When we benchmark it, we measure whether it produces materially better output than a frontier model alone, and that result leads the score. How we measure.
About Git MCP Server
Description · AI-summarised from the modelcontextprotocol README
A Model Context Protocol server for Git repository interaction and automation. This server provides tools to read, search, and manipulate Git repositories via Large Language Models.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-git-reference": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/mcp-git-reference"]
}
}
}Install with your AI
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Install the "Git MCP Server" skill into my project by following all instructions at https://skillsdirectory.co/s/mcp-git-reference
Your assistant reads /s/mcp-git-reference and follows it — fetching the files from the source, placing them, and confirming before it runs anything. No account needed. How this works.
Frequently asked
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What does Git MCP Server do?
Reference MCP server for Git repository interaction — read, search, and manipulate Git repositories from a Large Language Model.
How do I install Git MCP Server?
Git MCP Server is a MCP server. Primary install path: { "mcpServers": { "mcp-git-reference": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/mcp-git-reference"] } } }
What is the Skill Score for Git MCP Server?
Git MCP Server has a Skill Score of 9.2/10 (High Quality). It is currently a provisional score — Git MCP Server hasn't been benchmarked yet, so it weights safety 90/100 (40%), maintenance 93/100 (30%), and documentation 85/100 (30%). Popularity carries zero weight until effectiveness is measured. See methodology.
Is Git MCP Server free?
Git MCP Server is published under the NOASSERTION license. See the vendor's source repository for any usage limits or paid tiers.
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