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Gitea MCP servers and skills
There are 11 ways to connect Gitea to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants: 8 MCP servers and 3 skills. The most used is Forgejo MCP ( GitHub stars).
Best Gitea MCP servers, compared →Most used
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Forgejo and Gitea instances. Provides 457 tools across repos, issues, PRs, orgs, users, Actions, packages, and admin APIs. Works with Claude, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client. Supports stdio and HTTP transpor
MCP server that exposes Gitea issues, labels, milestones, and comments as tools for AI assistants
Model Context Protocol server for Forgejo/Gitea: read tools plus safe additive writes (issues, comments, pull requests). No merge, delete, or admin surface.
Gitea operations via tea CLI. Use when user mentions: gitea, tea, or when git remote shows a Gitea instance.
This is a MCP Server able to talk to Forgejo API
Model Context Protocol server for Gitea (and Forgejo, Codeberg).
MCP servers (8)
- 1Forgejo MCP ric_ · Knowledge and memoryA Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Forgejo and Gitea instances. Provides 457 tools across repos, issues, PRs, orgs, users, Actions, packages, and admin APIs. Works with Claude, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client. Supports stdio and HTTP transpor77
- 2Gitea MCP amonstack · AI and LLM toolsMCP server that exposes Gitea issues, labels, milestones, and comments as tools for AI assistants70
- 3Forgejo MCP rubicon · Developer toolsModel Context Protocol server for Forgejo/Gitea: read tools plus safe additive writes (issues, comments, pull requests). No merge, delete, or admin surface.64
- 4Forgejo MCP goernThis is a MCP Server able to talk to Forgejo API42
- 5gitea-mcp werebear73 · Knowledge and memoryModel Context Protocol server for Gitea (and Forgejo, Codeberg).38
- 6Forgejo / Codeberg / Gitea brechanbech · Developer toolsModel Context Protocol server for Forgejo, Codeberg and Gitea, in Rust30
- 7Forgejo MCP skydeckaiThis is a MCP Server able to talk to Forgejo API26
- 8gitea-mcp mrfentmen · Search and webGitea.com public API: search repos and users.10
Skills (3)
- 1gitea aiskillstore · Developer toolsGitea operations via tea CLI. Use when user mentions: gitea, tea, or when git remote shows a Gitea instance.59
- 2forgejo-repo bidewio · Developer toolsLightweight code hosting with Forgejo36
- 3gitea-workflow-dispatch modbenderTrigger Gitea/Forgejo workflow_dispatch via API.30
Questions
Is there an official Gitea MCP server?
Check the publisher on each listing: servers published by Gitea itself are the official ones. The most used Gitea server here is Forgejo MCP by ric_.
How do I connect Gitea to Claude?
Pick a server below, open its page and copy the install command for Claude Code, or the config block for Claude Desktop. Most Gitea servers need an API key or token from your Gitea account.