## Summary MCP Server is currently Beta with fundamental gaps blocking enterprise adoption. Regulated customers can't enable it without proper controls and compliance capabilities and workflow automation is stymied due to a lack of a robust tooling catalog. Active customer pilots are stalled waiting for missing capabilities. In order to make MCP Server GA, we need to address three critical gaps that prevent enterprises from deploying MCP: 1. **[Tooling Consolidation & Curation](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/20222): audit and creation of MCP tools to bring parity between MCP Server and DAP for critical SDLC workflows** <br> Rationalizing our sprawling 85+ tool catalog into a curated, high-quality foundation that improves agent effectiveness and eliminates maintenance burden. 2. **[Make DAP flows available via GitLab's MCP Server](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/21395)** 3. **[Limits and throttling](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/22800)** This plan shifts MCP from Beta to production-ready infrastructure that enterprises can confidently deploy. With robust, comprehensive tooling in place, MCP becomes the foundation powering all GitLab Duo Agent Platform interactions—enabling both external AI integrations and GitLab's native AI capabilities to deliver sophisticated workflow automation. --- ### Current status Check out our current status of our MCP GA initiative below. ##### Open issues ```glql display: table fields: state, title, status, milestone, assignee, labels("Community contribution") title: "MCP Server GA Release Must-Have Issues" limit: 50 sort: created desc query: type = Issue and group = "gitlab-org" and label = ~"MCP Server GA release must-have" and includeSubgroups = true and state = opened ``` ##### Closed issues ```glql display: table fields: state, title, status, milestone, assignee, labels("Community contribution") title: "MCP Server GA Release Must-Have Issues" limit: 10 sort: created desc query: type = Issue and group = "gitlab-org" and label = ~"MCP Server GA release must-have" and includeSubgroups = true and state = closed ```