Git Repo Browser

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Discover and navigate the directory structure of a remote Git repository to locate files or folders programmatically.

• 2

  Fetch the contents of specific important files (e.g., README, LICENSE, package.json) from a repository for analysis or context.

• 3

  An MCP-compatible backend to integrate repository browsing into larger workflows without managing Git clone lifecycle themselves.

Description

This MCP server provides tools to retrieve an ASCII tree of a repository's directory structure and to read specified important files from a repository. It is implemented in Node.js, uses simple-git and fs-extra, creates deterministic temporary directories, and reuses clones for efficiency. The server runs over stdio so it can be used with MCP-compatible clients and includes clean error handling and resource cleanup.