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• add_group_badge

  Adds a badge to a group to display custom branding or status indicators. The badge will be visible on the group's profile page.

• add_kubernetes_cluster

  Register an existing Kubernetes cluster as an instance cluster in GitLab. This allows GitLab to deploy applications and manage resources on the cluster.

• approve_access_request

  Approves a pending access request for a user to join the project. Optionally specify the access level to grant; defaults to Developer role.

• approve_group_access_request

  Approves a pending access request for a user to join a group. The authenticated user must own the group to perform this action.

• check_branch_exists

  Verify whether a specific branch exists in a project repository. Returns a successful response if the branch is found, otherwise returns a 404 error.

• create_branchwrite action

  Create a new branch in a project from a specified commit SHA or existing branch. The new branch will be created with the given name and point to the specified reference.

• create_instance_variablewrite action

  Create a new instance-level CI/CD variable that is available to all projects. Instance variables are useful for storing secrets and configuration values needed across your entire GitLab instance.

• create_project_badgewrite action

  Adds a new badge to a project. Badges are visual indicators that can link to external URLs and are displayed on the project page.

• delete_alert_metric_imagewrite action

  Remove a metric image associated with an alert in a project. This operation permanently deletes the specified metric image from the alert's collection.

• delete_applicationwrite action

  Permanently delete a specific application by its ID. This action cannot be undone.

• delete_badgewrite action

  Removes a badge from a project. This operation permanently deletes the specified badge and its association with the project.

• delete_branchwrite action

  Delete a branch from a project repository. This operation permanently removes the specified branch.

• delete_broadcast_messagewrite action

  Delete a broadcast message by its ID. This operation permanently removes the specified broadcast message from the system.

• delete_clusterwrite action

  Delete an instance cluster from GitLab. This removes the cluster configuration but does not delete any resources within the connected Kubernetes cluster itself.

• delete_instance_variablewrite action

  Delete an instance-level CI/CD variable by its key. This removes the variable from the GitLab instance configuration.

• delete_merged_brancheswrite action

  Delete all branches that have been merged into the project's default branch. This operation permanently removes merged branches to clean up the repository.

• deny_access_request

  Denies an access request from a user for the specified project. This removes the user's pending access request and prevents them from gaining project access through this request.

• deny_group_access_request

  Denies an access request from a user to join a group. The access request is removed and the user is not granted group membership.

• execute_manual_jobwrite action

  Execute a manual job for a project. Optionally provide custom variables to override job defaults during execution.

• get_admin_ci_variable

  Retrieve the details of a specific instance-level CI/CD variable by its key. This operation returns the variable's configuration and metadata.

• get_branch

  Retrieve details for a specific branch in a repository. Returns branch information including commit details and protection status.

• get_broadcast_message

  Retrieve a specific broadcast message by its ID. Broadcast messages are system-wide announcements visible to all users.

• get_bulk_import

  Retrieve details about a GitLab Migration bulk import job, including its status and progress information.

• get_cluster

  Retrieve details for a single instance cluster by its ID. This operation requires GitLab 13.2 or later.

• get_group_badge

  Retrieves a specific badge belonging to a group. This allows you to fetch details about a badge that has been assigned to a group.

• get_job

  Retrieve details for a specific job within a project. Returns comprehensive job information including status, logs, and execution details.

• get_migration_entity

  Retrieve detailed information about a specific entity within a GitLab Migration. This allows you to inspect the status and properties of individual migrated items.

• get_project_badge

  Retrieve a specific badge associated with a project. This allows you to fetch details about a project badge by its ID.

• get_user_avatar

  Retrieve the avatar URL for a user based on their email address. Optionally specify a custom image size for the avatar.

• list_access_requests

  Retrieves a list of access requests for a project. Access requests allow users to request membership in a project.

• list_alert_metric_images

  Retrieve metric images associated with a specific alert in a project. Metric images provide visual context for alert conditions and their impact.

• list_clusters

  Retrieve a list of all instance clusters configured in GitLab. This operation provides an overview of cluster infrastructure available at the instance level.

• list_group_access_requests

  Retrieves a paginated list of pending access requests for a group. This allows group owners to review and manage user requests to join the group.

• list_group_badges

  Retrieves a paginated list of badges for a group that are viewable by the authenticated user. Introduced in GitLab 10.6.

• list_instance_variables

  Retrieve all instance-level CI/CD variables available across the GitLab instance. These variables are accessible to all projects and groups.

• list_jobs

  Retrieve all jobs for a specified project, with optional filtering by job status. Use this to monitor job execution, track pipeline progress, or retrieve job details.

• list_migration_entities

  Retrieve a list of entities from a GitLab Migration import job. Filter by status and paginate through results to monitor migration progress.

• list_migration_entities_all

  Retrieve a list of all entities from GitLab Migrations. This operation supports pagination, sorting, and filtering by migration status to help track the progress of bulk import operations.

• list_migrations

  Retrieve a list of all GitLab Migrations with optional filtering and sorting. This feature was introduced in GitLab 14.1.

• list_project_badges

  Retrieves a paginated list of badges for a project that are visible to the authenticated user. This endpoint was introduced in GitLab 10.6.

• list_repository_branches

  Retrieve a list of branches from a project's repository. Supports pagination and sorting by branch name or last update time.

• pause_batched_background_migration

  Pause an active batched background migration by its ID. The migration can be resumed later from where it was paused.

• protect_branch

  Protect a branch by restricting push and merge permissions. Configure whether developers can push to or merge into the specified branch.

• remove_group_badgewrite action

  Removes a badge from a group. This allows administrators to delete badges that are no longer needed or relevant to the group.

• request_group_accesswrite action

  Submit an access request for the authenticated user to join a group. The group owner can then review and approve or deny the request.

• request_project_access

  Request access to a project as the authenticated user. This allows users to formally request membership or elevated permissions for a project they don't currently have access to.

• start_bulk_migration

  Initiate a bulk migration of GitLab entities from a source instance to the destination. This operation supports migrating groups and projects with their nested resources between GitLab instances.

• unprotect_branchwrite action

  Remove protection from a branch in a project, allowing it to be modified or deleted. This operation reverses any branch protection rules that were previously applied.

• update_alert_metric_imagewrite action

  Update the metric image associated with an alert, including its display URL and descriptive text for reference.

• update_clusterwrite action

  Update an existing instance cluster configuration. Modify cluster settings such as name, connectivity status, environment scope, and management preferences.

• update_group_badgewrite action

  Updates an existing badge for a group. Allows modification of the badge's name, image URL, and link URL.

• update_project_badgewrite action

  Updates an existing badge for a project. Allows modification of the badge's name, image URL, and link URL.

• upload_alert_metric_imagewrite action

  Upload a metric image to an alert for visualization and documentation purposes. Optionally include a URL and description to provide context about the metric data.

• Code scan5 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
• Maintenancelast push 138 days ago8/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10

Safety score

80/100

higher than 55% of 1,119 Developer tools servers

Tools

53

the typical Developer tools server has 7

Tools that change things

38%

typical: 5%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

GitHub stars

31

more than 90% of 855 Developer tools servers

Gitlab: common questions

Is Gitlab MCP server safe?

Mostly: it is graded B (80/100). Read the Gitlab safety report

How do I install Gitlab?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does Gitlab need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is Gitlab maintained?

The last commit was 176 days ago (2026-05-12). The latest release is v1.0.3.

What can I use instead of Gitlab?

Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Gk CLI MCP server, walkerOS Flow MCP server and Gitwand MCP server.

How does Gitlab compare with other Developer tools MCP servers?

safety score 80/100 (higher than 55% of 1,119 Developer tools servers); tools 53 (the typical Developer tools server has 7); tools that change things 38% (typical: 5%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.