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Gitingest-MCP

by · github.com/puravparab/Gitingest-MCP

mcp server for gitingest

Unclaimed MIT last commit a year ago gitdevtoolsgitingestclaude-desktopgithubmcp-servermodel-context-protocolmcp
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About Gitingest-MCP

Gitingest-MCP is an MCP server published by puravparab in the Data category: mcp server for gitingest.

The repository has 137 stars and 23 forks, with the last commit a year ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/puravparab/Gitingest-MCP

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

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Security checks

Static checks derived from the repository 6 hours ago. Heuristics on the source, not an audit.

  • ✓README presentThe repository ships documentation.
  • ✓License declaredUsable under a stated license.
  • !Tests presentNo tests found. Behaviour changes may go unnoticed between versions.
  • ✓Dependencies pinnedA lockfile pins dependency versions.
  • ✓No dynamic code executionSource scan found no eval, dynamic Function, or shell execution.
  • !Scoped permissionsDoesn't declare a permission scope. Assume it can do anything its process can.

README

Gitingest-MCP smithery badge

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

  • 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

README fetched from the repository 6 hours ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About Gitingest-MCP

How do I install Gitingest-MCP?

No package has been published for this server, so install it from source: clone the repository and follow its README.

Is Gitingest-MCP safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 78 out of 100 (good). It passes 4 of the 6 static security checks run so far; the failures are listed above. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Gitingest-MCP still maintained?

The last commit was a year ago and 3 open issues. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.