Summary
Wraps the gitingest API to pull repository information directly into Claude Desktop and other MCP clients. Exposes operations for generating repository summaries, extracting directory structures, and fetching file content from GitHub repos. You'd reach for this when you need to quickly analyze codebases, understand project architecture, or get context about unfamiliar repositories without leaving your AI workflow. Supports installation via Smithery or manual setup with uv, and integrates with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, and Windsurf. Essentially turns any GitHub URL into structured data your AI assistant can work with.
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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
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": "<path to uv>/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": "<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" ] } } } -
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
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