# gitctx

> Use this tool when you need to explore and navigate GitHub repositories efficiently, as it solves problems such as finding specific code, understanding commit history, and accessing repository metadata. Gitctx provides inputs such as repository URLs and commit hashes, and outputs detailed information like file trees, code search results, and diff views. It is ideal for development assistance tasks that require focused, high-signal repository context.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/winfunc-gitctx  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/winfunc-gitctx

## Description

gitctx is an MCP server written in Rust that provides tools for exploring and navigating GitHub repositories. It offers capabilities including file tree exploration, file content reading, code search with regex support, git blame information, diff viewing between commits and branches, commit history browsing, issue and pull request access, and repository metadata retrieval. Designed to give focused, high-signal repository context for development assistance tasks.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.28
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/winfunc-gitctx)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/winfunc/gitctx>

## 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": "winfunc-gitctx"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/winfunc-gitctx` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/winfunc-gitctx/pull`

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