{"id":"luiscusihuaman-gitlab-mcp-server","name":"gitlab-mcp-server","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/LuisCusihuaman/gitlab-mcp-server","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","gitlab","ai-agents","tooling","issues","merge-requests","go","docker","self-managed"],"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes GitLab functionality to AI tools/clients (e.g., VS Code agent mode, Claude Desktop) for automating and interacting with GitLab projects, issues, merge requests, search, users, and (planned) security scan results via a toolset mechanism.","use_cases":["Automate GitLab workflows (CRUD for issues and merge requests, comments, labels, approvals, status/diffs where supported).","Allow AI agents to query and summarize GitLab projects/groups data and scoped search results.","Assist developers with repository operations such as reading files/branches/commits/tags via MCP tools.","Surface security scan results (planned security toolset).","Support self-managed GitLab by configuring host URL."],"not_for":["High-assurance production deployments without reviewing source code for auth/error/telemetry behaviors (README lacks operational/security details).","Use as a general GitLab API proxy without carefully selecting minimal token scopes and enabled toolsets.","Use cases requiring webhook/event-driven delivery (not described)."],"best_when":"When you want an MCP-native interface to GitLab for interactive agent workflows and you can provide an appropriately-scoped GitLab token and enable only the necessary toolsets.","avoid_when":"Avoid when you cannot securely manage a long-lived GitLab token or when you need guaranteed documented behaviors for pagination, rate limiting, and error semantics.","alternatives":["Use GitLab REST API directly from your agent/tooling with official GitLab client libraries.","Build/consume a dedicated GitLab integration layer (REST API + OpenAPI) rather than MCP.","Use other GitLab MCP servers (if available) with stronger documentation and operational guarantees.","Implement MCP tools on top of GitLab via a custom MCP server you control."],"af_score":53.8,"security_score":63.2,"reliability_score":20.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:52:27.318838+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["GitLab Personal Access Token (PAT)","GitLab Project Access Token","GitLab Group Access Token"],"oauth":false,"scopes":true,"notes":"Auth is via a GitLab access token provided as GITLAB_TOKEN. The README mentions choosing scopes and links to GitLab documentation, but does not enumerate required scopes per toolset."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Repository/readme does not mention pricing; appears to be self-hosted open-source."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":53.8,"security_score":63.2,"reliability_score":20.0,"mcp_server_quality":78.0,"documentation_accuracy":55.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":75.0,"rate_limit_clarity":20.0,"tls_enforcement":80.0,"auth_strength":70.0,"scope_granularity":60.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":55.0,"security_notes":"Token-based auth is supported and README encourages least-privilege scopes. However, README does not document TLS enforcement details at the server, error handling behavior, logging redaction, webhook exposure, or token lifecycle/rotation guidance. Dependency/CVE hygiene cannot be assessed from provided content.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":30.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"unknown","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["README suggests enabling toolsets via allow-lists; if enabled broadly (e.g., all), agents may access more GitLab capabilities than intended.","Dynamic tool discovery is described as potentially implemented later; if you rely on it, verify in the actual release/version.","Docker image path in the README is a placeholder (\"your-docker-registry/...:latest\"); you may need to confirm the published artifact or build from source.","Long-lived token usage: ensure the provided token has minimal scopes and is handled securely in the client environment."]}}