Git

# Git

Inspect a local repository's history, diffs and branches. Read-only against remote hosts unless you give it push or pull tooling in the arguments.

- **Publisher of the server:** Model Context Protocol
- **Upstream:** https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers
- **Documentation:** https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/git
- **Transport:** stdio (local process)
- **Command:** `uvx mcp-server-git`

## Credentials and configuration

None required.

## Tools (12)

- `git_status` — Show the working tree status of the current repository.
- `git_diff_unstaged` — Show changes that are not staged.
- `git_diff_staged` — Show changes that are staged.
- `git_diff` — Compare two refs, or the working tree against a ref.
- `git_commit` — Record the staged changes in a commit.
- `git_add` — Stage paths for the next commit.
- `git_reset` — Unstage paths, or hard-reset to a ref when given one.
- `git_log` — List recent commits, optionally filtered by path.
- `git_create_branch` — Create a branch, optionally at a given ref.
- `git_checkout` — Switch branches in the working tree.
- `git_show` — Show the contents or metadata of one commit.
- `git_init` — Initialize a new repository.

## Risk

Declared risk: **medium**. Tools that can change state: `git_commit`, `git_add`, `git_reset`, `git_create_branch`, `git_checkout`, `git_init`. Write access must be enabled explicitly.

> This entry is a catalogue description. Installing it creates no connection and grants no agent access;
> your instance's own connection settings and approvals decide what an agent can reach.