Gitopia MCP Server

Gitopia MCP Server

MCP server for Gitopia — decentralized Git with on-chain governance, bounties, and DAO management. Works with Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible tool.

57 tools | 3 prompts | 4 resource templates

Zero-config start: a wallet is auto-generated on first use. No setup beyond pasting a config snippet.

Quick Start

Docker (Recommended)

docker pull ghcr.io/gitopia/gitopia-mcp-server:latest

Then add the config for your editor (see Editor Setup below).

Native Binary

Download from GitHub Releases, or:

go install github.com/gitopia/gitopia-mcp-server/cmd/server@latest

Requires Go 1.25+ and git-remote-gitopia (curl https://get.gitopia.com | bash).

Editor Setup

OpenAI Codex

codex mcp add gitopia -- docker run --rm -i --platform linux/amd64 \
  -v "${HOME}/.mcp/gitopia:/home/mcp/.mcp/gitopia" \
  -e MCP_WORKSPACE_PATH=/home/mcp/.mcp/gitopia/workspace \
  ghcr.io/gitopia/gitopia-mcp-server:latest stdio

Or add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.gitopia]
command = "docker"
args = [
  "run", "--rm", "-i", "--platform", "linux/amd64",
  "-v", "${HOME}/.mcp/gitopia:/home/mcp/.mcp/gitopia",
  "-e", "MCP_WORKSPACE_PATH=/home/mcp/.mcp/gitopia/workspace",
  "ghcr.io/gitopia/gitopia-mcp-server:latest", "stdio"
]

Full Codex guide

Claude Code

Add to your project's .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitopia": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i", "--platform", "linux/amd64",
        "-v", "${HOME}/.mcp/gitopia:/home/mcp/.mcp/gitopia",
        "-v", "${PWD}:/workspace", "-w", "/workspace",
        "-e", "MCP_WORKSPACE_PATH=/workspace",
        "ghcr.io/gitopia/gitopia-mcp-server:latest", "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Full Claude Code guide

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Cursor\mcp.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitopia": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i", "--platform", "linux/amd64",
        "-v", "${HOME}/.mcp/gitopia:/home/mcp/.mcp/gitopia",
        "-v", "${workspaceFolder}:/workspace", "-w", "/workspace",
        "-e", "MCP_WORKSPACE_PATH=/workspace",
        "ghcr.io/gitopia/gitopia-mcp-server:latest", "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Full Cursor guide

VS Code

Full VS Code guide

Windsurf

Full Windsurf guide

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitopia": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i", "--platform", "linux/amd64",
        "-v", "${HOME}/.mcp/gitopia:/home/mcp/.mcp/gitopia",
        "-e", "MCP_WORKSPACE_PATH=/home/mcp/.mcp/gitopia/workspace",
        "ghcr.io/gitopia/gitopia-mcp-server:latest", "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Using an existing wallet? Set GITOPIA_MNEMONIC in your shell, then add "-e", "GITOPIA_MNEMONIC" to the Docker args. Never hardcode mnemonics in config files.

Tools (57)

Context Management (4)

User Management (1)

Repository Management (7)

Tags, Commits, Releases (4)

Issue Management (5)

Pull Request Management (6)

Git Operations (5)

Workflow Orchestration (3)

Label Management (3)

DAO & Governance (9)

Bounty Management (6)

Batch & Approval (4)

Prompts

Security

• Trust tiers gate tool access: readonly < localwrite < chainwrite
• Rate limiting on chain-write operations (default 10/min, 100/hr)
• Message allowlist only signs /gitopia.gitopia.gitopia.* and /cosmos.group.v1.*
• Workspace isolation blocks path traversal attacks
• Approval mode holds transactions for explicit confirmation before broadcast
• Non-root Docker containers run as unprivileged user

See SECURITY.md for vulnerability reporting.

Configuration

See env.example for the full list.

Toolsets

Control which tools are exposed to the MCP client. Useful for reducing context window usage in AI assistants.

• TOOLSETS=all (default): All 57 tools
• TOOLSETS=core: 52 tools (hides workflow orchestrators)
• TOOLSETS=core,workflow: Same as all

For Claude Code users, TOOLSETS=core is recommended since Claude can orchestrate git operations natively.

Development

go build ./cmd/server          # build
go test ./...                  # test
go vet ./...                   # lint
docker build -t gitopia-mcp-server:latest .  # docker

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development guidelines.

License

MIT