1. Add this to the MCP client config file

   {
   	"mcpServers": {
   		"gitingest-mcp": {
   			"command": "<path to uv>/uvx",
   			"args": [
   				"--from",
   				"git+https://github.com/puravparab/gitingest-mcp",
   				"gitingest-mcp"
   			]
   		}
   	}
   }
   

Installing Repo Manually

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://https://github.com/puravparab/Gitingest-MCP
   cd Gitingest-MCP
   

2. Install dependencies

   uv sync
   

3. Add this to the MCP client config file

   {
   	"mcpServers": {
   		"gitingest": {
   			"command": "<path to uv>/uv",
   			"args": [
   				"run",
   				"--with",
   				"mcp[cli]",
   				"--with-editable",
   				"<path to gitingest-mcp project>/gitingest_mcp",
   				"mcp",
   				"run",
   				"<path to gitingest-mcp project>/gitingest-mcp/src/gitingest_mcp/server.py"
   			]
   		}
   	}
   }
   

4. If you have issues, follow this MCP server documentation

Updating the MCP client configuration

1. Add to Claude Desktop

   Open config file in your IDE

   cursor ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   

   code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   

Debug

1. Using mcp inspector

   uv run mcp dev src/gitingest_mcp/server.py