Set up GitLab MCP in Continue

Access the GitLab API to manage repositories, merge requests, issues, pipelines, and CI/CD workflows from your AI editor.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: gitlab-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - @modelcontextprotocol/server-gitlab
    env:
      GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: YOUR_GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
      GITLAB_API_URL: YOUR_GITLAB_API_URL

Set up environment variables

GitLab MCP requires the following environment variables:

GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENRequired

GitLab personal access token

GITLAB_API_URLOptional

GitLab API URL (defaults to gitlab.com)

Verify it works

Restart Continue. GitLab MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 18 tools available.

This server adds approximately 9,270 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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