# idosal/git-mcp

Put an end to code hallucinations! GitMCP is a free, open-source, remote MCP server for any GitHub project

Repository: https://github.com/idosal/git-mcp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-mcp
Homepage: https://gitmcp.io
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: agentic-ai, agents, ai, claude, copilot, cursor, git, llm, mcp
Last push: 2026-05-08T14:21:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 81, release rhythm 35, longevity 37
- inputs: {"age_days": 523, "days_push": 117, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8348, forks 742 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:20.428714+00:00)

## What it is
GitMCP is a free, open-source remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that turns any public GitHub repository or GitHub Pages site into a documentation hub for AI assistants. By swapping github.com for gitmcp.io in a repo URL, tools like Cursor, Claude, and Windsurf gain access to up-to-date docs and code, reducing LLM hallucinations.

## Use cases
- give my AI coding assistant up-to-date docs for a GitHub library
- stop Cursor from hallucinating APIs of niche libraries
- connect Claude to a GitHub repo as an MCP server
- let an LLM read llms.txt and readme from any repository
- provide accurate code examples to an AI IDE
- set up a remote MCP server without hosting anything

## When to choose
- you use MCP-compatible AI tools (Cursor, Claude, Windsurf, VSCode/Cline) and work with public GitHub repos
- you code against new, niche, or fast-changing libraries the LLM doesn't know
- you want zero-setup, hosted MCP access to repository documentation

## When to avoid
- you need AI access to private repositories
- you require a self-hosted or offline MCP server
- your workflow doesn't support MCP or custom server configuration

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: mcp, rag, documentation, search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, large-language-models, documentation, apis
- platform: cloud
- tags: mcp-server, remote-mcp, github, code-hallucination, llm-context, cursor, claude, ai-coding-assistants, ai-agents, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- idosal/git-mcp (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.428714+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:27:35.523665+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/idosal/git-mcp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.428714+00:00, sha e5a40a06ddac)
  - homepage: https://gitmcp.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:27:49.530886+00:00, sha 70f48f37ba42)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.