Version Control MCP Server

Efficient Gitlab

Name: Efficient Gitlab
Author: detailobsessed

GitLab MCP Server with progressive disclosure - 5 meta-tools, 90% token reduction

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Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add efficient-gitlab-mcp -- npx -y efficient-gitlab

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "efficient-gitlab-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "efficient-gitlab"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "efficient-gitlab-mcp": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y",
          "efficient-gitlab"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "efficient-gitlab-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "efficient-gitlab"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "efficient-gitlab-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "efficient-gitlab"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Safety Report

86% Scan found nothing

Scanned 5 months ago

6 passed 1 warnings

Security

Authentication

details

Authentication detected: env_api_key, oauth

Pass

CORS Policy

details

stdio transport — CORS not applicable

N/A

Rate Limiting

details

Rate limiting detected: requests_per

Pass

Known CVEs

details

No known CVEs in dependencies

Pass

Code Quality

Dependency Audit

details

No known vulnerable dependencies detected

Pass

Dangerous Patterns

details

No dangerous code patterns detected

Pass

License

details

License: MIT

Pass

Community

Maintenance Status

details

Last commit 8 months ago

Warning

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Compatibility

Claude CodeFull support

Tested

CursorFull support

Tested

VS CodeFull support via Copilot

Tested

WindsurfFull support

Tested

Claude DesktopFull support

Tested

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Efficient Gitlab?

GitLab MCP Server with progressive disclosure - 5 meta-tools, 90% token reduction

Is Efficient Gitlab safe to use?

We cannot tell you that, and nobody scanning at this scale can. What we did in March 2026 was shallow-clone Efficient Gitlab and run five keyword searches over its source: auth identifiers, CORS configuration, rate-limit identifiers, the dependency manifest against a hardcoded list of 18 known-vulnerable packages, and unguarded eval/exec calls. None of them matched. A text search cannot follow a variable, judge intent, or tell you what a server does once it is running, so "nothing matched" is not "safe". What the scan does and does not cover is written out at /mcp/security.

What are alternatives to Efficient Gitlab?

Similar MCP servers include Github MCP Server, MCP Server Azure Devops, Gitlab Mr MCP. Each serves a similar purpose but may differ in features, language, and compatibility.