Can my agent list all issues in a Gitea repository?

Yes. Use the 'list_issues' tool. Provide the owner and repository name. The agent will return all issues with their titles, numbers, states, and labels, allowing you to monitor project progress natively.

How do I check the details of a specific pull request via chat?

Use the 'list_pulls' tool to see active PRs and their numbers. You can then ask for details about a specific PR to verify source/target branches and current review status synchronously.

Can I see all repositories belonging to a Gitea organization through the agent?

Absolutely. Use the 'list_org_repos' tool. Provide the organization name, and the agent will return all repositories belonging to that org, including their clone URLs and visibility status natively.

Gitea MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitea": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Gitea MCP Server

Connect your Gitea instance to any AI agent and take full control of your self-hosted Git services, code reviews, and project collaboration through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Gitea to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface — ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Repository Orchestration — List all accessible repositories and retrieve full details including descriptions, clone URLs, stars, and visibility states natively
Issue & Task Tracking — Enumerate issues in any repository to track numbers, states, labels, and assignees, and retrieve full body content for detailed analysis flawlessly
Pull Request Auditing — List all pull requests to monitor open, closed, or merged states and review source/target branch mappings synchronously
Organization Management — Identify organizations you belong to and retrieve detailed org metadata including website, location, and repository counts securely
Branch & Protection Oversight — List all branches in a repository and verify commit SHAs and effective branch protection rules natively
User Profile Discovery — Extract the authenticated profile identity including login, email, full name, and administrative status flawlessy
Project Navigation — Analyze specific localized variables decoding active data routes and extracting hidden structural constraints within your Gitea environment

The Gitea MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Gitea to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Gitea MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Gitea

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Gitea MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Gitea through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client — it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage — your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to the Vinkius Edge network

Gitea + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Gitea MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies — all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Gitea MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Gitea to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_issue

Get full details of a Gitea issue

get_me

Get the authenticated Gitea user profile

get_org

Get full details of a Gitea organization

get_repo

Get full details of a Gitea repository

list_branches

List all branches in a Gitea repository

list_issues

List all issues in a Gitea repository

list_org_repos

List all repositories belonging to a Gitea organization

list_orgs

List all organizations the authenticated Gitea user belongs to

list_pulls

List all pull requests in a Gitea repository

list_repos

Returns repo full names, descriptions, clone URLs, stars, forks, private/public status, and default branches. List all repositories accessible to the authenticated Gitea user

Example Prompts for Gitea in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Gitea immediately.

"List the last 5 repositories I worked on"

"Show me open pull requests for repo 'api-service'"

"List all issues in organization 'Eng-Team'"

Troubleshooting Gitea MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Gitea to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting — wait a few seconds.

Gitea + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Gitea MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully — if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL — Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.