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  "name": "io.github.modelcontextprotocol/servers",
  "description": "The Git MCP provides AI models with direct access to local Git repositories. Run commits, diffs, logs, branch operations, and status checks without leaving the AI context. The best option when you want AI-assisted Git operations on local code without GitHub connectivity.",
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  "version": "latest",
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  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/git",
    "source": "github"
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  "author": {
    "name": "Anthropic (modelcontextprotocol)"
  },
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      "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
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      "version": "latest",
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        "type": "stdio"
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          "type": "positional",
          "value": "--repository"
        },
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        "name": "git_status",
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            "name": "repo_path",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
          }
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      },
      {
        "name": "git_diff_unstaged",
        "description": "Diff unstaged changes.",
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            "name": "repo_path",
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            "required": true
          }
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      },
      {
        "name": "git_diff_staged",
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          {
            "name": "repo_path",
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          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "git_add",
        "description": "Stage files.",
        "sideEffect": "write",
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            "name": "repo_path",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "files",
            "type": "string[]",
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          }
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      },
      {
        "name": "git_commit",
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          {
            "name": "repo_path",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "message",
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          }
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      },
      {
        "name": "git_reset",
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        "sideEffect": "write",
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            "name": "repo_path",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
          }
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      {
        "name": "git_log",
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            "name": "repo_path",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "max_count",
            "type": "number",
            "required": false
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "git_create_branch",
        "description": "Create a new branch.",
        "sideEffect": "write",
        "args": [
          {
            "name": "repo_path",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "branch_name",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "git_checkout",
        "description": "Switch branches.",
        "sideEffect": "write",
        "args": [
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            "name": "repo_path",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "branch_name",
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            "required": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "git_show",
        "description": "Show details of a commit.",
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            "name": "revision",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
          }
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      "gotchas": [
        "`git push` uses whatever credentials are configured in the local git config — if a credential helper is unlocked, the agent has push access.",
        "No signing by default; commits authored by the agent carry the local user config."
      ]
    }
  },
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    "html": "https://top-mcps.com/mcp/git",
    "markdown": "https://top-mcps.com/mcp/git.md",
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}