Last updated: March 2026
Tools are a fundamental part of the MCP ecosystem. They are the building blocks of the GitKraken Model Context Protocol (MCP) and allow you to interact with git and the integrations you have set up such as GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Azure DevOps.
You can enable/disable them specifically within your chosen AI IDE/Agent. This list will change over time as we add more tools and consolidate the existing ones.
Quick Start
The GitKraken MCP Server exposes tools that AI agents access via the tools/list MCP command. These tools cover git operations, GitLens workflows, issue tracking, and pull request management across GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Azure DevOps.
Tools are organized into the following categories:
- Git: Stage files, commit, view blame, manage branches, checkout, log or diff, push, stash, check status, and manage worktrees.
- GitKraken: List workspaces.
- GitLens: Open Commit Composer, open Launchpad, start work on an issue, start a PR review.
- Issues: Add comments, fetch assigned issues, retrieve issue details.
- Pull Requests: Find assigned PRs, create reviews, retrieve comments, retrieve PR details.
- Repository: Get file content.
You can enable or disable individual tools in your AI IDE or agent configuration. To see these tools applied in practice, refer to the Example Workflows page.
Summary
| Tool | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| git_add_or_commit | Git | Stage files or commit changes |
| git_blame | Git | Show line-by-line change history for a file |
| git_branch | Git | List or create branches |
| git_checkout | Git | Switch branches or restore working tree files |
| git_log_or_diff | Git | Show commit logs or diffs |
| git_push | Git | Push changes to a remote |
| git_stash | Git | Stash changes in a dirty working directory |
| git_status | Git | Show the working tree status |
| git_worktree | Git | List or add git worktrees |
| gitkraken_workspace_list | GitKraken | List all GitKraken workspaces |
| gitlens_commit_composer | GitLens | Open the commit composer in GitLens |
| gitlens_launchpad | GitLens | Open Launchpad in GitLens |
| gitlens_start_review | GitLens | Start a PR review workflow |
| gitlens_start_work | GitLens | Start work on an issue |
| issues_add_comment | Issues | Add a comment to an issue |
| issues_assigned_to_me | Issues | Fetch issues assigned to you |
| issues_get_detail | Issues | Get details for a specific issue |
| pull_request_assigned_to_me | Pull Requests | Find PRs where you are assignee, author, or reviewer |
| pull_request_create_review | Pull Requests | Create a review for a pull request |
| pull_request_get_comments | Pull Requests | Get all comments on a pull request |
| pull_request_get_detail | Pull Requests | Get details for a specific pull request |
| repository_get_file_content | Repository | Get file content from a repository |
Git Tools
git_add_or_commit
Add file contents to the index (git add <pathspec>) or record changes to the repository (git commit -m <message> [files...]). Use the action parameter to specify which operation to perform.
git_blame
Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file (git blame <file>).
git_branch
List or create branches (git branch).
git_checkout
Switch branches or restore working tree files (git checkout <branch>).
git_log_or_diff
Show commit logs or changes between commits (git log --oneline or git diff).
git_push
Update remote refs along with associated objects (git push).
git_stash
Stash the changes in a dirty working directory (git stash).
git_status
Show the working tree status (git status).
git_worktree
List or add git worktrees (git worktree <action>).
GitKraken Tools
gitkraken_workspace_list
Lists all GitKraken workspaces.
GitLens Tools
gitlens_commit_composer
Opens commit composer in GitLens.
gitlens_launchpad
Opens Launchpad in GitLens.
gitlens_start_review
Gets PR details, opens a new worktree and window, opens the diff view, and starts an agent on review.
gitlens_start_work
Gets issue details, opens a new worktree and window, and starts an agent on work.
Issues Tools
issues_add_comment
Add a comment to an issue.
issues_assigned_to_me
Fetch all issues assigned to the current user.
issues_get_detail
Retrieve detailed information about a specific issue by its unique ID.
Pull Request Tools
pull_request_assigned_to_me
Search pull requests where you are the assignee, author, or reviewer.
pull_request_create_review
Create a review for a pull request.
pull_request_get_comments
Get all comments on a pull request.
pull_request_get_detail
Get details for a specific pull request.
Repository Tools
repository_get_file_content
Get file content from a repository.
