A side-by-side look at the MCP Smart Git and Commit Check MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Smart Git for version control work; choose Commit Check MCP for version control as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
validate_commit_message, validate_branch_name, validate_author_info.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Version Control | Version Control |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 8 |
| Full listing | View MCP Smart Git | View Commit Check MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
validate_commit_messagemessagevalidate_branch_namebranch?validate_author_infoauthor_name?` `author_email?validate_commit_contextmessage?` `branch?` `author_name?` `author_email?validate_push_safetypush_refs?` — pre-push lines; omit to compare the branch with its upstreamvalidate_repository_stateinclude_message` `include_branch` `include_author` (default `true`), `include_push` (default `false`)describe_validation_rules—server_health—Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for MCP Smart Git yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"commit-check-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"commit-check-mcp"
]
}
}
}