Git Insights

Name: Git Insights
Author: basitalisandhu

by basitalisandhuversion 0.3.0i★ 1iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.basitalisandhu/mcp-git-insights

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Read-only git statistics for a local repository: log, blame ownership, churn, authors, large files.

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Our basic checksi2 of 2 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiVery new★ 1

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Developer tools

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 2 of 2 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

DockerDocker installed

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git-insights": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-git-insights:0.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add git-insights -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-git-insights:0.3.0

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git-insights": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-git-insights:0.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "git-insights": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-git-insights:0.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Run on your computer in

Claude Goose LM Studio Msty Studio Cherry Studio Cursor VS Code + GitHub Copilot Visual Studio Windsurf (Devin Desktop)Zed Kiro Cline Continue JetBrains AI Assistant Claude Code Codex CLI Gemini CLI OpenCode nodecode Warp LibreChat Raycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 10, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account basitalisandhu, which owns the repo
✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed 2 days ago
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

More stars than 65% of the other 5728 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 65% of the other 5728 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5728 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Git Insights safe?

It passed 2 of 2 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 2 days ago, and the latest version (0.3.0) reached the registry 13 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Docker on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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git-insights MCP server

Read-only statistics for a local git repository: log, blame ownership, churn, authors and large files. Every command is spawned without a shell from a fixed argument list, with validated paths and revisions, a 20 s timeout, an output cap and GIT_OPTIONAL_LOCKS=0. Nothing is written, fetched or checked out.

Part of dev-mcp-servers. Stdio transport only; the server never opens a port.

Tools

Tool	Input	What it returns
`repo_summary`	`repo`	Top level, branch, HEAD commit, remotes (credentials stripped from URLs), commit, tag and branch counts, modified and untracked file counts.
`git_log`	`repo`, `rev?`, `limit?` (1 to 500), `path?`, `author?`, `since?`, `until?`, `grep?`, `no_merges?`, `with_files?`	Commits newest first with hash, author, ISO date, subject and optionally the files touched.
`blame_summary`	`repo`, `path`, `rev?`, `ignore_whitespace?`	Lines, percentage and latest commit per author for one file.
`churn`	`repo`, `rev?`, `since?`, `until?`, `path?`, `limit?`, `max_commits?`	Files ranked by commits touching them with lines added and removed; renames are followed to the current name.
`authors`	`repo`, `rev?`, `since?`, `until?`, `path?`, `include_merges?`, `limit?`	Commits per author (by email) with first and last commit dates.
`large_files`	`repo`, `rev?`, `limit?`, `include_history?`	Largest blobs in a tree, or across all history (what makes a clone big).

Install

Claude Code:

claude mcp add git-insights -- docker run --rm -i -v "$PWD:/repo:ro" ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-git-insights:0.3.0

Add -s user to make it available in every project. Any client that reads .mcp.json (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor):

"mcpServers": { "git-insights": { "command": "docker", "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "-v", "/path/to/your/project:/repo:ro", "ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-git-insights:0.3.0"] } } }

Pin the version as shown so that an update cannot change what runs in your editor without you noticing. Mount the repository at /repo; the image trusts only that path. The package is not on npmjs.com yet, so npx does not work; see the repository README for GitHub Packages npm. From a checkout, use "command": "node", "args": [" /packages/git-insights/dist/index.js"] after npm install && npm run build at the repository root.

What it touches

Network: None. git is run with GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT=0; no command that contacts a remote is on the allowlist.
Local files: Runs git rev-parse, log, blame, ls-tree, rev-list, cat-file, status, remote, tag and branch in the repository you name. Revisions must match [A-Za-z0-9._/^~-] without ..; paths must be relative without ..; free-text filters may not start with -.
Telemetry: none.

Notes

The server does not restrict which repository paths may be read; run it under an account that should be able to read them.
Requires git on PATH.

Build and test

npm install        # at the repository root

npm run build -w @basitalisandhu/mcp-git-insights npm test -w @basitalisandhu/mcp-git-insights

Tests use node:test and the SDK's in-memory transport; they do not reach the network.

Licence

MIT. See LICENSE.

Git Insights

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Which apps can use it

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

REA

Netdata

Front-End Checklist

README from the maker

git-insights MCP server

Tools

Install

What it touches

Notes

Build and test

Licence