# Tools changed: Git (reference, Python) > Source: > Published: 2026-11-12 00:00:00+00:00 # Git (reference, Python) **100**/100 Score = points from our five tests (install, handshake, maintenance, docs, license). Not a quality or security rating. [Methodology](https://testedmcp.com/methodology/) - Install20/20 - Handshake30/30 - Maintenance25/25 - Docs15/15 - License10/10 Retested 2026-11-12 on mcp-server-git==2026.11.11. The server needs Git 2.31 or later. Windows directory junctions are not yet covered (the vendor says a follow-up release will fix that). Tool-call test (2026-11-12, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): **pass**. 2 of 2 calls passed in the 2026-11-12 fixed-in retest. Evidence: local test run, Nov 12, 2026. **Transport (tested 2026-10-22):** stdio Tested version: 2026.11.11 · tested 2026-11-12 **Token cost (estimate):** approx. 1399 tokens, cl100k estimate (14 tools, measured 2026-11-12, version 2026.11.11). This is an estimate from our testing of the tool names, descriptions and input schemas, counted with cl100k_base. ## Permissions: 8 read, 6 write (state-changing), 0 unclassified · Auth: none · Rate limit: unknown · Pricing unit: unknown Auth: none. Rate limit: unknown. Pricing unit: unknown. - `git_add` — write (state-changing) - `git_branch` — read - `git_checkout` — write (state-changing) - `git_commit` — write (state-changing) - `git_create_branch` — write (state-changing) - `git_diff` — read - `git_diff_staged` — read - `git_diff_unstaged` — read - `git_log` — read - `git_merge` — write (state-changing) - `git_remote` — read - `git_reset` — write (state-changing) - `git_show` — read - `git_status` — read handshake and tools listed without a recorded key or OAuth Score **100/100** · Tools **14** · Token cost **approx. 1,399 tokens** · [Compare](https://testedmcp.com/compare/?s=git-reference-python) · Last tested **2026-11-12** · Version tested `2026.11.11` · Package [mcp-server-git](https://pypi.org/project/mcp-server-git/)[modelcontextprotocol/servers](https://testedmcp.com/go/git-reference-python/) Summary: Git (reference, Python) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 14 tools. ## Evidence summary - Handshake - pass - Tools listed - 14 - Context cost - approx. 1399 tokens, cl100k estimate (14 tools, measured 2026-11-12, version 2026.11.11; an estimate) [ranking](https://testedmcp.com/best/lowest-context-cost-mcp-servers/) ·[add up your servers' context cost](https://testedmcp.com/guides/how-much-context-mcp-servers-cost/) - API key - No key needed for the tools we called - Tested - 2026-11-12 ## Test results | Test | Result | Points | Evidence | |---|---|---|---| | install | pass | 20 | `uv pip install mcp-server-git` (Python venv, Linux) succeeded in 1s. | | handshake | pass | 30 | MCP `initialize` +`tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 14 tools listed in 7.9s. | | maintenance | pass | 25 | Repo pushed 2 days before test; 91,914 GitHub stars. | | docs | pass | 15 | README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Check of the package's own README (PyPI long_description (package README)). | | license | pass | 10 | MIT (OSI-approved). | ## Local-model readiness Token cost (estimate): **approx. 1399 tokens, cl100k estimate** for 14 tools · about 17% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base). Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): **high**. ## Not tested Small-model task runs: Not yet tested. ## What we tested and what we didn't ### Tested on 2026-11-12 - Install from the registry - We connected with no credentials and asked for its tool list: it listed 14 tools (Method details: MCP `initialize` then`tools/list` ) - Maintenance signals (last push, archived/deprecated status) - Docs (README length, install and config example) - License (OSI-approved or not) - Token cost (estimate) ### Not tested - Security: **not audited** (no code review, no permission or data-flow analysis) - Real tasks (no functional task runs yet) - Behaviour with real credentials or a real account - Performance, rate limits or load - Correctness of results beyond the listed tasks Methodology: [how we test](https://testedmcp.com/methodology/). A high score means it installs and responds, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk. ## Known security issues **Security fix released:** [GHSA-6hqx-gqrx-c5r2](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/security/advisories/GHSA-6hqx-gqrx-c5r2) (high) and [GHSA-q74p-4wrc-q7w6](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/security/advisories/GHSA-q74p-4wrc-q7w6) (moderate). Fixed in 2026.11.11 (advisory published 2026-11-11). The server needs Git 2.31 or later. Windows directory junctions are not yet covered (the vendor says a follow-up release will fix that). Checked on 2026-11-12 for version `2026.11.11` against OSV, GitHub advisories, GitHub repository advisories. Scope: the package itself; dependencies not scanned. No published advisories found in OSV and GitHub advisories whose affected range includes mcp-server-git 2026.11.11 as of 2026-11-12. This is not a security audit. ## Other advisories we checked (6) - Tested version 2026.11.11 is not in the affected range of [GHSA-5cgr-j3jf-jw3v](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/security/advisories/GHSA-5cgr-j3jf-jw3v) . - Tested version 2026.11.11 is not in the affected range of [GHSA-9xwc-hfwc-8w59](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/security/advisories/GHSA-9xwc-hfwc-8w59) . - Tested version 2026.11.11 is not in the affected range of [GHSA-j22h-9j4x-23w5](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/security/advisories/GHSA-j22h-9j4x-23w5) . - Tested version 2026.11.11 is not in the affected range of [GHSA-vjqx-cfc4-9h6v](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/security/advisories/GHSA-vjqx-cfc4-9h6v) . - Tested version 2026.11.11 is not in the affected range of [GHSA-6hqx-gqrx-c5r2](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/security/advisories/GHSA-6hqx-gqrx-c5r2) . - Tested version 2026.11.11 is not in the affected range of [GHSA-q74p-4wrc-q7w6](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/security/advisories/GHSA-q74p-4wrc-q7w6) . Monthly roundup: [MCP security issues, October 2026](https://testedmcp.com/security/2026-10/). ## Tool list changes ↻ Tools changed (non-breaking) 2026-11-12 **Tool list changed since last test (2026-11-11 → 2026-11-12): 1 changed.** Confirmed by a re-run with the same arguments. ## Show the diff - Changed schema: `git_log` ## Snapshot hash (fingerprint of the tool list) `cc8e8e7ec6d2`: SHA-256 of the canonical tool names, descriptions and input schemas. If it changes, the tool list changed. ## Raw test record (JSON) ``` { "name": "mcp-server-git", "version": "2026.11.11", "registry": "pypi", "status": "working", "tested": "2026-11-12", "tools_count": 14, "deprecated": false, "archived": false, "tests": { "install": [ "pass", 20, "`uv pip install mcp-server-git` (Python venv, Linux) succeeded in 1s." ], "handshake": [ "pass", 30, "MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 14 tools listed in 7.9s." ], "maintenance": [ "pass", 25, "Repo pushed 2 days before test; 91,914 GitHub stars." ], "docs": [ "pass", 15, "README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Check of the package's own README (PyPI long_description (package README))." ], "license": [ "pass", 10, "MIT (OSI-approved)." ] } } ``` ## Install `uvx mcp-server-git --repository ` ## Pin the version we tested `uvx mcp-server-git==2026.11.11 --repository ` `pip install mcp-server-git==2026.11.11` tested 2026-11-12. Newer versions may differ and were not tested by us. ``` { "mcpServers": { "git-reference-python": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-server-git==2026.11.11", "--repository", "" ] } } } ``` ## Tools listed `git_add`, `git_branch`, `git_checkout`, `git_commit`, `git_create_branch`, `git_diff`, `git_diff_staged`, `git_diff_unstaged`, `git_log`, `git_merge`, `git_remote`, `git_reset`, `git_show`, `git_status` Tool history: captured Nov 11, 2026. [All tool history](https://testedmcp.com/changes/). ## Quick config ``` { "mcpServers": { "git-reference-python": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-server-git", "--repository", "" ] } } } ``` [Add to config](https://testedmcp.com/free-tools/mcp-config-generator/?s=git-reference-python) Opens the config generator with this server selected. ## Setup 1. **Install.** Run`uv pip install mcp-server-git` (Python venv). This is the exact command we ran on 2026-11-12. 2. **Configure.** Add the mcpServers entry below to your MCP client config. 3. **Verify.** Restart the client and check that tools/list returns tools (14 in our test). ``` { "mcpServers": { "git-reference-python": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-server-git", "--repository", "" ] } } } ``` ## Test history - 2026-11-12: Retested - 2026-11-12: Tools changed (non-breaking) - 2026-11-10: Retested - 2026-10-22: New Related: [Best Git and GitHub MCP servers](https://testedmcp.com/best/git-github-mcp-servers/) · [Best dev MCP servers](https://testedmcp.com/best/dev-mcp-servers/) ## FAQ ### Is Git (reference, Python) deprecated? No. mcp-server-git was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-12. ### What replaces Git (reference, Python)? Nothing; Git (reference, Python) is not deprecated as of 2026-11-12. ### Does Git (reference, Python) need an API key? No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 14 tools. ## Embed the badge Every tested server gets a free embeddable badge. It shows the current score and test date and expires after 90 days. Testing is free; payment never changes a score.