What is Gitingest Mcp

Gitingest-MCP is an MCP server designed for the Gitingest project. It enables MCP clients to efficiently extract information about GitHub repositories, including summaries, directory structures, and file contents.

Use cases

Use cases for Gitingest-MCP include software development, project management, and any scenario where quick access to GitHub repository information is required, such as code reviews and documentation generation.

How to use

To use Gitingest-MCP, install it via Smithery or GitHub, then configure your MCP client to connect to the server. You can also clone the repository manually and set up dependencies before updating the client configuration.

Key features

Key features of Gitingest-MCP include quick access to repository summaries, detailed project directory structures, and the ability to retrieve file contents from GitHub repositories.

Where to use

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Gitingest-MCP

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

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Table of Contents

• Installation
  • Installing via Smithery
  • Install via Github
  • Installing Repo Manually
  • Updating the MCP client configuration
• Debug

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