The Git MCP Server — Anthropic's Official Reference (With the Missing Push Button)

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At a glance: ~81,700 stars (monorepo), 12 tools, ~256K weekly PyPI downloads, 2.4M PulseMCP all-time (#17 globally). Rating: 3/5.

Twelve tools. No push. That's the Git MCP server in a nutshell.

The 12 Tools

git_status, git_diff_unstaged, git_diff_staged, git_diff, git_add, git_reset, git_commit, git_log, git_show, git_create_branch, git_checkout, git_branch

Everything you need for local repository work, up to and including committing — then it hands you back the keyboard.

What Works

Zero-dependency setup — no API keys, no accounts, point at a repo and go
Security-hardened after three CVEs patched by December 2025 (flag injection prevention, path validation, git_init removed)
Well-designed diffs — three separate tools for unstaged, staged, and ref comparison
Date-based log filtering — start_timestamp/end_timestamp for "what changed last week"
100% test coverage

What Doesn't Work

No push, pull, or fetch — Issue #618 open 13 months, PR #2961 untouched since Nov 2025
No merge or rebase — can create branches but can't integrate work back
No stash, tag, or blame — essential operations missing
git_reset is all-or-nothing — can't unstage specific files
stdio only — no HTTP/SSE transport

Three CVEs (All Patched)

CVE-2025-68143 (CVSS 8.8) — git_init accepted arbitrary paths. Fix: removed entirely.
CVE-2025-68144 (CVSS 8.1) — argument injection in git_diff/git_checkout. Fix: input sanitization.
CVE-2025-68145 (CVSS 7.1) — path traversal bypass in --repository. Fix: proper validation.

These could be chained with the Filesystem MCP server for RCE via Git's smudge/clean filter mechanism.

vs. Community Alternatives

cyanheads/git-mcp-server (199 stars, 28 tools) — push, pull, merge, rebase, stash, tag, blame, clone, worktree. Stdio + Streamable HTTP. Apache 2.0.
GitKraken MCP Server — git + multi-platform issue tracking (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Jira).

The Bottom Line

Rating: 3/5 — Solid implementation of half a git workflow. The 12 tools it ships are well-built, but missing push/pull/merge makes it a read-and-commit server. The community server from cyanheads (28 tools) or GitKraken are better for complete workflows. This is the secure, minimal baseline — just know you'll need to supplement it.

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