GitLab Documentation MCP Server

Name: GitLab Documentation MCP Server
Author: nunolima

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MCP server by nunolima · updated 2 months ago · ★ 1

Score 36

Searchable access to GitLab documentation from multiple repositories with full-text search. GitLab Documentation MCP Server is a community project by nunolima, not verified by a company domain.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 69 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

Install GitLab Documentation MCP Server

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add gitlab-documentation-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/nunolima/gitlab-docs-mcp:18.7

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install GitLab Documentation MCP Server in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-documentation-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/nunolima/gitlab-docs-mcp:18.7"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install GitLab Documentation MCP Server in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-documentation-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/nunolima/gitlab-docs-mcp:18.7"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install GitLab Documentation MCP Server in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "gitlab-documentation-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/nunolima/gitlab-docs-mcp:18.7"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install GitLab Documentation MCP Server in VS Code

codex mcp add gitlab-documentation-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/nunolima/gitlab-docs-mcp:18.7

Step-by-step: install GitLab Documentation MCP Server in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlab-documentation-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/nunolima/gitlab-docs-mcp:18.7"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install GitLab Documentation MCP Server in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add gitlab-documentation-mcp-server docker run -i --rm docker.io/nunolima/gitlab-docs-mcp:18.7

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install GitLab Documentation MCP Server in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the gitlab-documentation-mcp-server block.

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GitLab Documentation MCP Server: common questions

How do I install GitLab Documentation MCP Server?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add gitlab-documentation-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/nunolima/gitlab-docs-mcp:18.7. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is GitLab Documentation MCP Server the official server?

GitLab Documentation MCP Server is a community project by nunolima, not verified by a company domain.

Is GitLab Documentation MCP Server free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is GitLab Documentation MCP Server safe to use?

It scores 36 of 100. Grades: maintenance B, licence A, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

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Does GitLab Documentation MCP Server work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.