gitea-mcp

Name: gitea-mcp
Author: werebear73

by werebear73version 0.5.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.werebear73/gitea-mcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Model Context Protocol server for Gitea (and Forgejo, Codeberg).

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other
You need to fill in: GITEA_URL, GITEA_TOKEN

Install

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

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: GITEA_URL, GITEA_TOKEN, GITEA_TIMEOUT, GITEA_MAX_RETRIES, GITEA_RETRY_BASE_DELAY

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

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": {
    "gitea": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gitea-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITEA_URL": "your-value",
        "GITEA_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "GITEA_TIMEOUT": "your-value",
        "GITEA_MAX_RETRIES": "your-value",
        "GITEA_RETRY_BASE_DELAY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add gitea --env GITEA_URL=your-value --env GITEA_TOKEN=your-value --env GITEA_TIMEOUT=your-value --env GITEA_MAX_RETRIES=your-value --env GITEA_RETRY_BASE_DELAY=your-value -- uvx gitea-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitea": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gitea-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITEA_URL": "your-value",
        "GITEA_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "GITEA_TIMEOUT": "your-value",
        "GITEA_MAX_RETRIES": "your-value",
        "GITEA_RETRY_BASE_DELAY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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": {
    "gitea": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gitea-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITEA_URL": "your-value",
        "GITEA_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "GITEA_TIMEOUT": "your-value",
        "GITEA_MAX_RETRIES": "your-value",
        "GITEA_RETRY_BASE_DELAY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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.

Values you fill in

GITEA_URL required env
Base URL of your Gitea/Forgejo/Codeberg instance
GITEA_TOKEN secret required env
Personal access token for the configured instance
GITEA_TIMEOUT env
HTTP request timeout in seconds
GITEA_MAX_RETRIES env
Retry count for transient failures
GITEA_RETRY_BASE_DELAY env
Retry backoff base delay in seconds

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

What it can do

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

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account werebear73, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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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 Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 18639 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 9% of the other 18639 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 18639 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 gitea-mcp safe?

It passed 1 of 1 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?

You need to fill in: GITEA_URL, GITEA_TOKEN

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 –, and the latest version (0.5.1) reached the registry 5 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

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

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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gitea-mcp

A Model Context Protocol server for Gitea — lets AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, and anything else that speaks MCP) read, create, and manage issues, repositories, and releases on any Gitea instance you can reach.

Also works against [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org) and [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org) (API-compatible).

Why

Self-hosted Gitea is a popular GitHub alternative for solo developers, small teams, and privacy-conscious organizations. With this MCP server installed, your AI assistant can:

File audit findings or refactor notes as Gitea issues without you leaving the chat
Triage a repo's open issues in natural language
Cut a release at the end of a coding session
Comment on issues across multiple repos in one pass

Features

Resource	Tools
Issues	`create_issue`, `list_issues`, `get_issue`, `update_issue`, `add_comment`
Repos	`list_repos`, `list_labels`, `list_milestones`, `list_branches`
Pulls	`list_pull_requests`, `get_pull_request`, `add_comment_on_pr`, `create_pr`, `merge_pr`
Files	`read_file`, `commit_changes`, `create_branch`
Releases	`list_releases`, `create_release`
Meta	`get_server_info`, `get_server_version`

Bearer authentication via Personal Access Token (PAT)
Async HTTP via httpx and FastMCP
Works with self-hosted Gitea, Forgejo, and Codeberg

Quick Start

1. Install

pip install gitea-mcp

Or with uv:

uv pip install gitea-mcp

2. Generate a Personal Access Token

In your Gitea instance, go to Settings → Applications → Generate New Token and grant at least:

read:repository
write:issue
read:user

Add write:repository if you also want to create releases.

3. Configure your MCP client

Claude Desktop (interactive): run

gitea-mcp init

It prompts for the Gitea URL and Personal Access Token, verifies the connection, and writes (or merges into) the right claude_desktop_config.json for your OS. Restart Claude Desktop and you're done.

To check that the server can reach your Gitea instance at any time:

gitea-mcp doctor

doctor reads GITEA_URL and GITEA_TOKEN from the environment, runs a GET /api/v1/user, and reports the authenticated username plus the state of the MCP tool surface. Exit 0 = ready; exit 1 = connection/load failure; exit 2 = missing config.

Any MCP client (manual): add gitea-mcp to the client's MCP config. The recommended form uses uvx so the client launches the latest published wheel in an isolated env without needing gitea-mcp on its own PATH (this is what gitea-mcp init writes):

"mcpServers": { "gitea": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["gitea-mcp"], "env": { "GITEA_URL": "https://your-gitea-instance.example.com", "GITEA_TOKEN": "your-personal-access-token" } } } }

If you'd rather use a globally pip-installed gitea-mcp binary, drop args and set command to "gitea-mcp" directly — works as long as the binary is on the MCP client's PATH at launch time.

See mcp.json for a complete example. The same shape works for Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cowork, Claude Code, and any other MCP-compatible client.

Configuration

Configuration is read from environment variables.

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`GITEA_URL`	Yes	—	Base URL of your Gitea instance (e.g., `https://gitea.example.com`)
`GITEA_TOKEN`	Yes	—	Personal Access Token from your Gitea user settings
`GITEA_TIMEOUT`	No	`30`	HTTP request timeout in seconds
`GITEA_MAX_RETRIES`	No	`3`	Max retries for transient failures on idempotent methods (`GET`/`PUT`/`DELETE`). Set to `0` to disable retries. `POST` and `PATCH` are never auto-retried — they could create duplicate issues, comments, or releases. `429 Too Many Requests` is retried for any method, honoring `Retry-After` when present.
`GITEA_RETRY_BASE_DELAY`	No	`0.5`	Base delay (seconds) for exponential backoff between retries. Effective delay grows as `base * 2^attempt` with jitter, capped at 4 seconds.

Self-hosting / HTTP transport

By default gitea-mcp runs in stdio mode — each MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cowork, etc.) launches its own subprocess on demand. For self-hosting one instance that multiple clients connect to over the network, use the streamable-HTTP transport:

gitea-mcp serve --transport http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --path /mcp

All four flags can also be provided via environment variables (handy for Docker / systemd units):

Variable	Default	Flag
`GITEA_MCP_TRANSPORT`	`stdio`	`--transport`
`GITEA_MCP_HOST`	`127.0.0.1`	`--host`
`GITEA_MCP_PORT`	`8000`	`--port`
`GITEA_MCP_PATH`	`/mcp`	`--path`

MCP clients connect to the resulting URL (e.g. https://gitea-mcp.example.com/mcp) just like they would to a local stdio server, except they share the one running instance.

Auth model (this release). The server reads GITEA_TOKEN from its own environment, so any client that reaches the URL acts as that one Gitea user. Run it for yourself behind your own access controls (firewall, reverse-proxy auth, VPN, Tailscale). Multi-tenant bring-your-own-token is on the roadmap.

The no-args invocation (gitea-mcp with no subcommand) still runs in stdio mode, so existing Claude Desktop / Cowork / Claude Code integrations are unaffected by this addition.

Compatibility

Server	Status
Gitea (self-hosted)	✅ Primary target
Forgejo	✅ Expected to work (API-compatible)
Codeberg	✅ Expected to work (Codeberg runs Forgejo)

Development

git clone https://github.com/werebear73/gitea-mcp.git

cd gitea-mcp pip install -e ".[dev]" pre-commit install # commit-stage hooks (ruff + mypy) pre-commit install --hook-type pre-push # push-stage hooks (pytest + build check) pytest

The two-stage pre-commit policy keeps the commit loop snappy (lint + type only) while making git push block on the slow stuff that's actually caught CI/release bugs in the past — the full test suite and python -m build && twine check dist/*, which surfaces setuptools_scm version surprises before they reach a tag push.

Roadmap

See docs/ROADMAP.md for what's shipped, what's next, and what's out of scope.

Publishing

MCP Registry metadata is tracked in server.json.
Smithery + MCP Registry publication steps are documented in docs/PUBLISHING.md.

Versioning

Semantic versioning, derived from git tags via setuptools_scm. See VERSIONING.md for the release process.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests welcome. For substantial changes, please open an issue first to discuss the approach.

License

MIT — use it however you like, including commercial products.

Built by Waretech Services.

gitea-mcp

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

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 Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Statuser

README from the maker

gitea-mcp

Why

Features

Quick Start

1. Install

2. Generate a Personal Access Token

3. Configure your MCP client

Configuration

Self-hosting / HTTP transport

Compatibility

Development

Roadmap

Publishing

Versioning

Contributing

License