Gitingest-MCP 
An MCP server for gitingest. This allows MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor, etc to quickly extract information about Github repositories including
- Repository summaries
- Project directory structure
- File content
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Table of Contents
Installation
Installing via Smithery
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To install gitingest-mcp via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client claude --config "{}" # Claudenpx -y @smithery/cli@latest run @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client cursor --config "{}" # Cursornpx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client windsurf --config "{}" # Windsurfnpx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @puravparab/gitingest-mcp --client cline --config "{}" # Cline
Install via Github
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Add this to the MCP client config file
{ "mcpServers": { "gitingest-mcp": { "command": "<path to uv>/uvx", "args": [ "--from", "git+https://github.com/puravparab/gitingest-mcp", "gitingest-mcp" ] } } }
Installing Repo Manually
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Clone the repo
git clone https://https://github.com/puravparab/Gitingest-MCP cd Gitingest-MCP -
Install dependencies
uv sync -
Add this to the MCP client config file
{ "mcpServers": { "gitingest": { "command": "<path to uv>/uv", "args": [ "run", "--with", "mcp[cli]", "--with-editable", "<path to gitingest-mcp project>/gitingest_mcp", "mcp", "run", "<path to gitingest-mcp project>/gitingest-mcp/src/gitingest_mcp/server.py" ] } } } -
If you have issues, follow this MCP server documentation
Updating the MCP client configuration
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Add to Claude Desktop
Open config file in your IDE
cursor ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsoncode ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Debug
- Using mcp inspector
uv run mcp dev src/gitingest_mcp/server.py