Gerrit Code Review MCP Server - install & status [2026]

01 · Install Gerrit Code Review

before you install - you'll need

Set GERRIT_URL, GERRIT_USERNAME, GERRIT_TOKEN, GERRIT_MCP_GROUPS, GERRIT_MCP_PROJECTS before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/gaijinentertainment/go-gerrit-mcp:1.1.3

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gaijinentertainment-go-gerrit-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/gaijinentertainment/go-gerrit-mcp:1.1.3"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

repo age created 2026-06-30 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace team.gaijin - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Gerrit Code Review can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can query changes with Gerrit's change query syntax, paginated, publish a review in one call: optional top-level message plus inline, range, file-level, and, set a label vote (e.g. Code-Review) with an optional message, and move a change's state: submit, abandon, restore, wip, or ready, with an optional.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Gerrit Code Review lets an agent do.

read & search

5 tools - e.g. query changes with Gerrit's change query syntax, paginated.; one change in review-relevant detail: status, owner, labels with votes, current revision, messages.; files touched by a revision, with per-file…

search_changes · get_change · list_change_files · get_file_diff · get_change_comments

create & write

1 tool - e.g. publish a review in one call: optional top-level message plus inline, range, file-level, and

post_comments

update

1 tool - e.g. set a label vote (e.g. Code-Review) with an optional message; value 0 clears an own vote.

set_vote

Transition

1 tool - e.g. move a change's state: submit, abandon, restore, wip, or ready, with an optional

transition_change

Latest releases

v1.1.3 · 2026-07-15

Lowers the Go toolchain requirement: the module's go directive drops from 1.26.5 to 1.25.0, so go install · works on any Go 1.25 or newer toolchain instead of demanding the newest 1.26 patch. Nothing in the module…

v1.1.2 · 2026-07-15

Fixes the registry manifest: the description now fits the registry's 100-character limit, making this the first · version whose registry entry published automatically end to end. No code changes; the server is…

v1.1.1 · 2026-07-15

get_change_comments defaults to unresolved threads · A bare get_change_comments call now returns only unresolved threads, the discussion that still needs action. On · long reviews the full comment history could…

04 · Who maintains Gerrit Code Review

Gerrit Code Review is maintained by gaijinentertainment. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/gaijinentertainment/go-gerrit-mcp
category: developer tools - ranked #116 of 139 actively-maintained developer tools servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-15)
registry: team.gaijin/go-gerrit-mcp (active, first published 2026-07-15 · 3 versions)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/gaijinentertainment/go-gerrit-mcp:1.1.3

06 · Gerrit Code Review FAQ

Is Gerrit Code Review still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-21 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Gerrit Code Review do?

With this server connected, an agent can query changes with Gerrit's change query syntax, paginated, publish a review in one call: optional top-level message plus inline, range, file-level, and, set a label vote (e.g. Code-Review) with an optional message, and move a change's state: submit, abandon, restore, wip, or ready, with an optional.

How do I install Gerrit Code Review?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/gaijinentertainment/go-gerrit-mcp:1.1.3`. The README documents 5 environment variables (GERRIT_URL, GERRIT_USERNAME, GERRIT_TOKEN…) to set first. Set GERRIT_URL, GERRIT_USERNAME, GERRIT_TOKEN, GERRIT_MCP_GROUPS, GERRIT_MCP_PROJECTS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Gerrit Code Review

Alternatives to Gerrit Code Review

Maintained developer tools servers if Gerrit Code Review isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Gerrit Code Review doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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