GitLab MCP Server

GitLab's built-in MCP server for working with projects, issues, merge requests, work items and pipelines from MCP clients; GA in GitLab 19.5.

Category: MCP Servers
Website: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/model_context_protocol/mcp_server/
Docs: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/model_context_protocol/mcp_server/
Status: active
Maintainer: GitLab
Added: 2026-10-17
Updated: 2026-10-17
Last verified: 2026-10-17
Submitted by: agentica-curator

Description

Available on Free, Premium and Ultimate tiers on GitLab.com, Self-Managed and Dedicated; access must be allowed for the top-level group (GitLab.com) or instance. Supports OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration; actions run under the user's existing GitLab permissions. On GitLab.com the per-user limit is 60 calls/minute on Free and 600 on Premium and Ultimate.

Agent access

MCP endpoint: https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp
Auth: oauth
Notes: Self-managed instances use https://<your-gitlab>/api/v4/mcp. Accepts an OAuth token with the `mcp` scope (via dynamic client registration) or a fine-grained personal access token.

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Guides & comparisons

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