Compatibility

GitLab edition compatibility

GitLab MCP Server works with both Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). The GITLAB_ENTERPRISE environment variable unlocks 15 additional enterprise-only meta-tools.

Feature	Community (CE)	Enterprise (EE)
Projects, Issues, MRs, Pipelines, CI/CD	✅	✅
Wikis, Labels, Milestones, Releases	✅	✅
Users, Groups, Members, Search	✅	✅
Deployments, Environments, Packages	✅	✅
42 base meta-tools	✅	✅
24 resources, 38 prompts	✅	✅
Merge Trains	❌	✅
DORA Metrics	❌	✅
Vulnerability Management	❌	✅
Audit Events	❌	✅
Compliance Policies	❌	✅
+15 enterprise meta-tools	✖	✅

To enable enterprise features, set GITLAB_ENTERPRISE=true.

Platform support

Pre-built binaries are available for all major platforms:

OS	Architecture	Binary
Linux	amd64	gitlab-mcp-server-linux-amd64
Linux	arm64	gitlab-mcp-server-linux-arm64
macOS	amd64 (Intel)	gitlab-mcp-server-darwin-amd64
macOS	arm64 (Apple Silicon)	gitlab-mcp-server-darwin-arm64
Windows	amd64	gitlab-mcp-server-windows-amd64.exe
Windows	arm64	gitlab-mcp-server-windows-arm64.exe

MCP client compatibility

Any client supporting the Model Context Protocol stdio transport can use this server. Tested clients:

Client	Transport	Status
VS Code + GitHub Copilot	stdio	✅
Claude Desktop	stdio	✅
Cursor	stdio	✅
Claude Code (CLI)	stdio	✅
Windsurf	stdio	✅
JetBrains IDEs	stdio	✅
Zed	stdio	✅
Kiro	stdio	✅
Any Streamable HTTP client	HTTP	✅

MCP protocol features

Capability	Supported
Tools	✅ (1006 individual / 42–57 meta)
Resources	✅ (24)
Prompts	✅ (38)
Completions	✅ (17 argument types)
Sampling	✅
Elicitation	✅
Roots	✅
Logging	✅
Progress	✅