An MCP server for gitingest. This allows MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor, etc to quickly extract information about Github repositories including
概要
An MCP server for gitingest. This allows MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor, etc to quickly extract information about Github repositories including
README
Gitingest-MCP 
An MCP server for gitingest. This allows MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor, etc to quickly extract information about Github repositories including
- Repository summaries
- Project directory structure
- File content
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c1fa596b-a70b-4d37-91d9-ea5e80284793
Table of Contents
Installation
Installing via Smithery
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To install gitingest-mcp via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client claude --config "{}" # Claudenpx -y @smithery/cli@latest run @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client cursor --config "{}" # Cursornpx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client windsurf --config "{}" # Windsurfnpx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client cline --config "{}" # Cline
Install via Github
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Add this to the MCP client config file
{ "mcpServers": { "gitingest-mcp": { "command": "/uvx", "args": [ "--from", "git+https://github.com/puravparab/gitingest-mcp", "gitingest-mcp" ] } } }
Installing Repo Manually
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Clone the repo
git clone https://https://github.com/puravparab/Gitingest-MCP cd Gitingest-MCP -
Install dependencies
uv sync -
Add this to the MCP client config file
{ "mcpServers": { "gitingest": { "command": "/uv", "args": [ "run", "--with", "mcp[cli]", "--with-editable", "/gitingest_mcp", "mcp", "run", "/gitingest-mcp/src/gitingest_mcp/server.py" ] } } } -
If you have issues, follow this MCP server documentation
Updating the MCP client configuration
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Add to Claude Desktop
Open config file in your IDE
cursor ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsoncode ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Debug
- Using mcp inspector
uv run mcp dev src/gitingest_mcp/server.py
インストール
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client claude --config "{}" # Claude設定
{
"mcpServers": {
"gitingest-mcp": {
"command": "<path to uv>/uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/puravparab/gitingest-mcp",
"gitingest-mcp"
]
}
}
}