Is Git safe to install?
Anthropic (MCP reference) · Dev tools · stdio (local process)
Capabilities
What Git declares it can do
A server's blast radius is the most powerful thing each of its tools can do. This grades the tools it declares, read-only, not whether it is secure.
- Execute0
- Delete0
- Write1
- Read11
- mediumTool declares a high-privilege capability
Tools
Every tool Git exposes
12 tools
Control
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Installed as-is, all 12 of Git's tools are callable by your agent without restriction, including any that write, delete, or execute.
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Install
Add Git to your client
Drop this into your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others).
{
"mcpServers": {
"git": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-git"
]
}
}
}Embed
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About this grade
The grade reflects the blast radius of what Git declares it can do, read-only, not whether it is secure or trustworthy, and not a judgment of the vendor. Maintain this server? Claim this listing or request a re-scan. See the methodology.
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