Automated Git Workflows from the MCP

[ryanpeach]

I think it'd be great if we could get the following going optionally:

0. Before any update or change done via the mcp, checks if the repo is dirty, makes an automated commit if it is.
1. On any update or change done via the mcp, it makes a commit describing the change.
2. On any update or change done via the mcp, it does step 0, makes a branch off of main, then makes a commit, then pushes, then changes back to main.

Alternatives: let the harness do this. But we may not always be using a code harness (might be using copilot or in my case claude from the web).

[ryanpeach]

Actually I think in my case using the code harness for this might be enough. I'll keep thinking about it.

[ryanpeach]

I now see that you actually call things like the claude harness from the tool. That makes this easy. Just tell it to make a commit if you see a dirty repo. Tell it to do work on a worktree and make prs. etc. It can use its own naming schema and make its own commit messages and use the github app this way.

[ryanpeach]

Could join the existing mcp with https://pypi.org/project/mcp-server-git/ in a gateway

[ryanpeach]

I do think the default mcp could use a dirty defection option that stops it from making changes and a commit on change mode, at minimum. That way I could filter the git log by ai committed changes and user committed.

[gimalay]

Thanks for starting discussion! I'm using IWE+Agent+Git a lot and it works great. Usually agents are very capable of using Git properly. I have instructions in CLAUDE.md file to commit every meaningful changes in the knowledge graph and agent usually does it very well.

What problem direct integration with git would solve?

[ryanpeach]

I've been thinking about it. I think for me personally, I just need to run the git mcp I found alonside the iwe mcp, using a gateway to "join" them.

I use tailscale funnel to pipe MCP's to my claude web interface. The claude web interface can't do things like git commit, it can just use mcp's.

I was thinking I might document that setup here once I do it. But feel free to close it if it's too niche.

[gimalay]

I would love to know what works for you. If you found a good setup with iwe + git mcp's please share.