GitLab Docs MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that provides AI assistants instant access to GitLab's official documentation. Its README documents 3 tools, including searchGitLabDocs, getDocPage, listDocSections. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting documentation tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 2 · #82 OF 183 MAINTAINED DOCUMENTATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install GitLab Docs

Claude Code

claude mcp add ozanmutlu-gitlab-docs-mcp -- npx -y gitlab-docs-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ozanmutlu-gitlab-docs-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gitlab-docs-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

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 local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package gitlab-docs-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.ozanmutlu is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What GitLab Docs 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 search across 2,494 GitLab documentation pages with intelligent ranking, retrieve the complete content of a specific documentation page, and browse available documentation sections and their structure.

The 3 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what gitlab-docs lets an agent do.

searchGitLabDocs: - Search across 2,494 GitLab documentation pages with intelligent ranking.
getDocPage: - Retrieve the complete content of a specific documentation page.
listDocSections: - Browse available documentation sections and their structure.

Latest releases

1.1.1 · 2025-12-11

Better Graphql search performance on Gitlab Docs

04 · Who maintains GitLab Docs

gitlab-docs is maintained by ozanmutlu. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Dec 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ozanmutlu/gitlab-docs-mcp
category: documentation - ranked #82 of 183 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.ozanmutlu/gitlab-docs (active, first published 2025-12-06)
packages: npm:gitlab-docs-mcp

06 · GitLab Docs FAQ

Is GitLab Docs still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24. We re-verify nightly.

What can GitLab Docs do?

How do I install GitLab Docs?

Run `npx -y gitlab-docs-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does GitLab Docs run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to GitLab Docs

Alternatives to GitLab Docs

Maintained documentation servers if GitLab Docs isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what GitLab Docs doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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