# Gitingest-MCP

> Use this tool when you need to extract information about Github repositories, including repository summaries, project directory structures, and file contents, to integrate with MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Cline. It solves problems of quickly accessing and summarizing Github repository data, providing a centralized server for MCP clients to retrieve information. It takes Github repository inputs and outputs detailed summaries and metadata, ideal for use cases requiring rapid repository analysis and exploration.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/puravparab-gitingest-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/puravparab-gitingest-mcp

## Description

An MCP server for gitingest. It allows MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline etc to quickly extract information about Github repositories including repository summaries, project directory structure, file contents, etc

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.98
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/g0dylqhn3h)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/puravparab/Gitingest-MCP>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "puravparab-gitingest-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/puravparab-gitingest-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/puravparab-gitingest-mcp/pull`

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