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gitingest-mcp

@puravparab136

mcp server for gitingest

github
repository
git
information extraction

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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
Gitingest-MCP MCP server

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c1fa596b-a70b-4d37-91d9-ea5e80284793

Table of Contents

Installation

Installing via Smithery

  • To install gitingest-mcp via Smithery:

    npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client claude --config "{}" # Claude

    npx -y @smithery/cli@latest run @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client cursor --config "{}" # Cursor

    npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client windsurf --config "{}" # Windsurf

    npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client cline --config "{}" # Cline

Install via Github

  1. Add this to the MCP client config file

    {
	"mcpServers": {
		"gitingest-mcp": {
			"command": "<path to uv>/uvx",
			"args": [
				"--from",
				"git+https://github.com/puravparab/gitingest-mcp",
				"gitingest-mcp"
			]
		}
	}
}

Installing Repo Manually

  1. Clone the repo

    git clone https://https://github.com/puravparab/Gitingest-MCP
cd Gitingest-MCP

  2. Install dependencies

    uv sync

  3. Add this to the MCP client config file

    {
	"mcpServers": {
		"gitingest": {
			"command": "<path to uv>/uv",
			"args": [
				"run",
				"--with",
				"mcp[cli]",
				"--with-editable",
				"<path to gitingest-mcp project>/gitingest_mcp",
				"mcp",
				"run",
				"<path to gitingest-mcp project>/gitingest-mcp/src/gitingest_mcp/server.py"
			]
		}
	}
}

  4. If you have issues, follow this MCP server documentation

Updating the MCP client configuration

  1. Add to Claude Desktop

    Open config file in your IDE

    cursor ~/Library/Application\\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

    code ~/Library/Application\\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Debug

  1. Using mcp inspector
    uv run mcp dev src/gitingest_mcp/server.py

# mcpServer Config 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitingest-mcp": {
      "command": "<path to uv>/uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/puravparab/gitingest-mcp",
        "gitingest-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

# stdio 

uvx --from git+https://github.com/puravparab/gitingest-mcp gitingest-mcp
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Transport:
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Language:
Python
Created: 3/9/2025
Updated: 5/6/2026
Homepage:
https://smithery.ai/server/@puravparab/gitingest-mcp

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