Gitingest-MCP

# Gitingest-MCP  An MCP server for [gitingest](https://github.com/cyclotruc/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 <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/g0dylqhn3h"> <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/g0dylqhn3h/badge" alt="Gitingest-MCP MCP server" /> </a> https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c1fa596b-a70b-4d37-91d9-ea5e80284793 ## Table of Contents - [Installation](#installation) - [Installing via Smithery](#installing-via-smithery) - [Install via Github](#install-via-github) - [Installing Repo Manually](#installing-repo-manually) - [Updating the MCP client configuration](#updating-the-mcp-client-configuration) - [Debug](#debug) ## Installation ### Installing via Smithery - To install gitingest-mcp via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@puravparab/gitingest-mcp): ```bash npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client claude --config "{}" # Claude ``` ```bash npx -y @smithery/cli@latest run @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client cursor --config "{}" # Cursor ``` ```bash npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client windsurf --config "{}" # Windsurf ``` ```bash 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 ```json { "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 ```bash git clone https://https://github.com/puravparab/Gitingest-MCP cd Gitingest-MCP ``` 2. Install dependencies ```bash uv sync ``` 3. Add this to the MCP client config file ```json { "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" ] } } } ``` 5. If you have issues, follow this [MCP server documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/server) ### Updating the MCP client configuration 1. Add to Claude Desktop Open config file in your IDE ```bash cursor ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json ``` ```bash code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json ``` ## Debug 1. Using mcp inspector ``` uv run mcp dev src/gitingest_mcp/server.py ```