Forgejo MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Claude Desktop with tools to interact with Forgejo repositories.

Features

• List repositories
• Get repository information
• List issues with filtering by state
• Create new issues
• Read file contents from repositories

Installation

git clone https://github.com/nsvk13/forgejo-mcp-server
cd forgejo-mcp-server
bun install
bun run build

Configuration

Environment Variables

Set the following environment variables:

• FORGEJO_BASE_URL: Your Forgejo instance URL (e.g., https://your-forgejo.com)
• FORGEJO_TOKEN: Your Forgejo API token

Generating a Forgejo API Token

1. Go to your Forgejo instance
2. Navigate to Settings → Applications
3. Generate a new token with appropriate permissions
4. Copy the token for use in configuration

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forgejo": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/forgejo-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "FORGEJO_BASE_URL": "https://your-forgejo-instance.com",
        "FORGEJO_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the path and credentials with your actual values.

Usage

After configuration, restart Claude Desktop. You can then use commands like:

• "List my Forgejo repositories"
• "Show issues in repository owner/repo-name"
• "Create an issue in repository with title 'Bug report'"
• "Show the contents of README.md from repository"

Available Tools

• list_repositories: Get list of user repositories
• get_repository: Get detailed repository information
• list_issues: List issues with optional state filtering
• create_issue: Create a new issue
• get_file_content: Read file contents from repository

Development

# Build the project
bun run build

# Run in development mode
bun run dev

Requirements

• Bun 1 or higher
• TypeScript
• Valid Forgejo instance with API access