# GitMCP server

> Read documentation and search code of any GitHub repository, so answers come from the current source instead of model memory.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/gitmcp
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://gitmcp.io/docs` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: none
- Category: [Docs & Knowledge](https://mcp.tc/c/docs-knowledge)
- Vendor: GitMCP
- Homepage: <https://gitmcp.io>
- Repository: <https://github.com/idosal/git-mcp>

## About

GitMCP turns GitHub repositories and GitHub Pages sites into a documentation source for your assistant. It can fetch a project's docs, run semantic search over them, search the repository's code, and fetch linked URLs. This listing is the generic endpoint at gitmcp.io/docs, which works across repositories; each call names the owner and repo.

It runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint and needs no sign-in or API key. Per-repository URLs (gitmcp.io/{owner}/{repo}) pin the server to one project. Clients that only support local servers can connect through the mcp-remote npm package. The project is open source under Apache-2.0 and can be self-hosted.

## What it can do

- Map a library name to its GitHub owner and repo
- Fetch documentation for any GitHub repository
- Semantically search a repository's documentation
- Search code in a repository with pagination
- Fetch content from absolute URLs, respecting robots.txt
- Switch between repositories in one session

## Tools (5)

- `match_common_libs_owner_repo_mapping`: Match a library name to a GitHub owner and repo when only the name is known.
- `fetch_generic_documentation`: Fetch documentation for any GitHub repository from its owner and project name.
- `search_generic_documentation`: Semantically search a repository's documentation with a query.
- `search_generic_code`: Search code in a GitHub repository, 30 results per page.
- `fetch_generic_url_content`: Fetch content from an absolute URL, respecting robots.txt rules.

## Example prompts

- "Fetch the docs for the three.js repo and show me how to create a basic scene"
- "Search the vercel/next.js docs for how middleware matchers work"
- "Find where retry logic is implemented in the owner/repo code"
- "Which GitHub repo is the zod library, and what does its documentation say about refinements?"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http gitmcp https://gitmcp.io/docs
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **gitmcp** should show as connected.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **GitMCP** and paste this URL:

```url
https://gitmcp.io/docs
```

3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=GitMCP&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fgitmcp.io%2Fdocs>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://gitmcp.io/docs` and click **Add**.

3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**.

2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server.

3. Paste `https://gitmcp.io/docs` as the server URL and choose **No authentication**.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=gitmcp&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2dpdG1jcC5pby9kb2NzIn0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitmcp": {
      "url": "https://gitmcp.io/docs"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=gitmcp&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fgitmcp.io%2Fdocs%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"gitmcp","type":"http","url":"https://gitmcp.io/docs"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "gitmcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gitmcp.io/docs"
    }
  }
}
```

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitmcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://gitmcp.io/docs"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add gitmcp --url https://gitmcp.io/docs
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.gitmcp]
url = "https://gitmcp.io/docs"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http gitmcp https://gitmcp.io/docs
```

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitmcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gitmcp.io/docs"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://gitmcp.io/docs`.

## Details

- Server version: 1.1.0
- MCP protocol version: 2025-03-26
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-04

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