Skip the Gitee Web Interface – Manage Everything Through Your AI Assistant

Your AI coding assistant just got direct access to Gitee's complete API. No more tab switching, no more breaking flow to create issues or review PRs in a browser.

The Context-Switching Problem

You're deep in a coding session with Claude or Cursor, discussing implementation details, when you need to:

• Check existing issues for similar problems
• Create a new issue to track the bug you just found
• Open a PR for the feature you just completed
• Review and merge a teammate's pull request

Each action means leaving your AI conversation, opening Gitee in a browser, clicking through the interface, then returning to explain what you found. Your flow is broken, context is lost.

Direct Gitee Integration

This MCP server puts 27 Gitee operations directly in your AI assistant's toolkit. Your assistant can now:

Repository Management

• List your repos, fork repositories, create releases
• Read file contents and search across repositories
• Create new repos for users, organizations, or enterprises

Issue Workflow

• List repository issues with full filtering
• Create, update, and close issues
• Add comments and track issue discussions
• Get detailed issue information for context

Pull Request Operations

• List PRs, create new pull requests, update existing ones
• Merge PRs directly through the conversation
• Comment on PRs and view all discussion threads
• Get detailed PR information including diffs and status

User & Notification Management

• Get current user info, search for other users
• Check notifications and stay updated on activity

The assistant handles the API calls, parses responses, and presents information in context – all without you leaving the conversation.

Real Workflow Example

Here's how issue management changes:

Before: "I found a bug in the authentication flow" → Open Gitee → Navigate to Issues → Click New Issue → Fill form → Submit → Return to AI → Explain what you created

After: "I found a bug in the authentication flow" → Assistant: "Let me create an issue for that. What repository and what details should I include?" → Issue created, tracked, and referenced in your ongoing conversation

Same for PRs: "This feature is ready for review" → Assistant creates the PR, sets reviewers, adds description, and gives you the PR link → Later: "Merge that PR" → Done, with merge commit details returned

Installation Options That Actually Work

Zero Install (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitee": {
      "url": "https://api.gitee.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect directly to the hosted service. No local installation, no version management.

NPX for Latest Features

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitee": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@gitee/mcp-gitee@latest"],
      "env": {
        "GITEE_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Always pulls the latest version. Perfect for rapid feature updates.

Granular Tool Control

Enable only what you need:

--enabled-toolsets="list_repo_issues,create_issue,create_pull,merge_pull"

Or disable specific tools:

--disabled-toolsets="create_user_repo,fork_repository"

This is particularly useful in team environments where you want to restrict certain operations or when working with organization repositories where permissions vary.

Multi-Client Support

Works seamlessly with:

• Claude (Anthropic's desktop app)
• Cursor (AI-first code editor)
• Windsurf (Codeium's IDE)
• Cline (VS Code extension)
• Trae (terminal-based AI assistant)

Each has specific configuration guides included – no guesswork on setup.

Perfect for Chinese Development Teams

If you're working with Gitee repositories – whether for compliance reasons, team preferences, or because you're building for the Chinese market – this server bridges the gap between international AI tools and China's premier code hosting platform.

The server handles Gitee's specific API patterns, authentication requirements, and response formats, so your AI assistant works as naturally with Gitee as it does with GitHub.

Get Started

1. Get your Gitee Personal Access Token: https://gitee.com/profile/personal_access_tokens
2. Add the server config to your MCP client
3. Start managing Gitee directly through your AI conversations

Your AI assistant is about to become significantly more useful for actual development work.