What is gk-cli?
gk-cli is a MCP server by gitkraken that gitKraken CLI with an MCP server wrapping GitKraken APIs as well as Jira, GitHub, GitLab and more. It is listed under Developer tools and has 460 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | gitkraken |
| Repository | gitkraken/gk-cli |
| Popularity | 460 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #268 of 4,418 MCP servers; #92 in Developer tools |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Go |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is gk-cli safe to install?
gk-cli scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install gk-cli?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/gitkraken/gk-cli
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add gk-cli -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http gk-cli <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs gk-cli for you:
Add the "gk-cli" MCP server from https://github.com/gitkraken/gk-cli to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.