gitea vs mcp-toolbox

gitea and mcp-toolbox share 8 technologies: chi, go-redis, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, and golang.org/x/oauth2. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

go-gitea

gitea

Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD

Go58.9kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 565f1b7What is gitea built with?

Only in gitea

In common

googleapis

mcp-toolbox

MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.

Go16.8kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 8d54da0What is mcp-toolbox built with?

Only in mcp-toolbox

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
gitea564,991 lines written2,821 code files
mcp-toolbox287,166 lines written507 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
gitea1.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex
mcp-toolbox4.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Gemini CLI, Jules, and Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
giteaLast push November 5, 202620,898 commits58,901 stars
mcp-toolboxLast push November 7, 20262,381 commits16,819 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
gitea1,193 test files47.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
mcp-toolbox579 test files92.9% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, gitea or mcp-toolbox?
gitea, with 564,991 lines written; mcp-toolbox has 287,166.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 565f1b7

Which has more GitHub stars, gitea or mcp-toolbox?
gitea, with 58,901 stars; mcp-toolbox has 16,819.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea on GitHub

Which has more tests, gitea or mcp-toolbox?
gitea, with 1,193 test files; mcp-toolbox has 579.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 565f1b7

Which was updated more recently, gitea or mcp-toolbox?
mcp-toolbox: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and gitea's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: googleapis/mcp-toolbox's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, gitea or mcp-toolbox?
mcp-toolbox: an AI signed 4.2% of its commits, with Gemini CLI, Jules, and Claude Code; in gitea, 1.5%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in googleapis/mcp-toolbox

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