Other MCP Git configuration options

I'll break down the different configuration options available for the Git MCP server configuration.

Configuration Options Deep Dive

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",          // Base command
        "--repository", "/path",    // Repository path
        "--branch", "main",        // Target branch
        "--depth", "100",          // History depth
        "--include", "src/**/*.py", // File patterns to include
        "--exclude", "tests/**",    // File patterns to exclude
        "--cache-dir", "/path/cache", // Cache directory
        "--log-level", "info",     // Logging verbosity
        "--max-file-size", "5mb"   // File size limit
      ],
      "env": {
        "GIT_SSH_COMMAND": "ssh -i /path/to/key" // SSH configuration
      }
    }
  }
}

Core Options

1. Repository Configuration

"--repository": "/path/to/your/git/repo"

• Specifies the root directory of the Git repository
• Can be absolute or relative path
• Required parameter
• Example paths:
  • macOS: "/Users/username/projects/myrepo"
  • Windows: "C:\\\\Users\\\\username\\\\projects\\\\myrepo"

1. Branch Selection

"--branch": "main"

• Specifies the default branch to analyze
• Optional (defaults to repository's default branch)
• Common values:
  • "main" or "master" for primary branch
  • "develop" for development branch
  • "feature/*" for feature branches

1. History Depth

"--depth": "100"

• Limits how far back in history to analyze
• Optional (defaults to full history)
• Trade-off between completeness and performance
• Values:
  • Numeric value (e.g., "100" for last 100 commits)
  • "all" for complete history
  • "shallow" for minimal history

Advanced Options

1. File Filtering

"--include": "src/**/*.py",
"--exclude": "tests/**"

• Control which files are analyzed

• Supports glob patterns

• Multiple patterns can be specified

• Examples:

  "--include": ["src/**/*.{js,ts}", "lib/**/*.{js,ts}"]
  "--exclude": ["node_modules/**", "**/*.test.js"]
  
  

1. Cache Configuration

"--cache-dir": "/path/to/cache",
"--cache-ttl": "24h"

• Optimize performance with caching
• Optional but recommended for large repos
• TTL (Time To Live) options:
  • "1h" for one hour
  • "24h" for one day
  • "7d" for one week

1. Performance Settings

"--max-file-size": "5mb",
"--max-commits": "1000",
"--parallel": "4"

• Control resource usage
• Prevent performance issues with large repositories
• Optional with reasonable defaults

1. Logging Configuration

"--log-level": "info",
"--log-file": "/path/to/logs/git-mcp.log"

• Control debugging output
• Log levels:
  • "error" - Errors only
  • "warn" - Warnings and errors
  • "info" - General information (default)
  • "debug" - Detailed debugging
  • "trace" - Most verbose

1. Authentication

"env": {
  "GIT_SSH_COMMAND": "ssh -i /path/to/key",
  "GIT_ASKPASS": "/path/to/askpass-script"
}

• Configure Git authentication
• Useful for private repositories
• Support for:
  • SSH keys
  • HTTP(S) credentials
  • Custom authentication scripts

Example Configurations

1. Basic Local Repository

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository", "/Users/me/projects/myrepo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

1. Production Analysis Setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository", "/var/www/project",
        "--branch", "production",
        "--depth", "500",
        "--include", "src/**/*.{js,ts}",
        "--exclude", ["tests/**", "**/*.test.js"],
        "--cache-dir", "/var/cache/git-mcp",
        "--log-level", "warn"
      ]
    }
  }
}

1. Development Environment

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository", "./",
        "--branch", "develop",
        "--depth", "all",
        "--log-level", "debug"
      ]
    }
  }
}