narumiruna/gitingest-mcp

Overview

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps gitingest to convert any Git repository into a plain text digest of its codebase. It exposes an MCP interface so clients can request a repository summary without cloning the full repo.

Best for

Best for
Developers who need a quick text representation of a Git repo for AI or documentation

Use cases

• Generate a text summary of a codebase for LLM context
• Quickly understand a repository's structure without cloning
• Feed repository digest into AI tools for analysis

How to use

Tools exposed

• ingest_git

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "gitingestmcp": {\n      "command": "uvx",\n      "args": ["gitingestmcp@latest"]\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps gitingest to convert any Git repository into a plain text digest of its codebase. It exposes an MCP interface so clients can request a repository summary without cloning the full repo.

9 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-03-30. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Generate a text summary of a codebase for LLM context
• Quickly understand a repository’s structure without cloning
• Feed repository digest into AI tools for analysis

Pros

• Simple integration with MCP-compatible clients
• Leverages gitingest for efficient text extraction
• Lightweight Python implementation

Cons

• Low community adoption (9 stars)
• Depends on gitingest, which may have its own limitations
• Only produces a text digest, not full code or metadata

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