| name | gitlab-cli |
| description | GitLab CLI (glab) skill for GitLab interactions: create and review merge requests, manage issues, inspect pipelines, releases, and repository metadata directly from the terminal. Use whenever you need to interact with GitLab: open an MR, check pipeline status, create issues, list branches, merge MRs, or inspect releases. Keywords: gitlab, glab, MR, merge request, issue, release, pipeline, CI, merge, repo, branches, gitlab cli, gitlab pipelines, gitlab issues. |
| allowed-tools | ["run_in_terminal","read_file"] |
GitLab CLI Skill
Prerequisites
glab auth status
If not authenticated:
glab auth login
Merge Requests
Create MR
glab mr create \
--title "feat(user): add onboarding flow" \
--description "## Summary\n\nAdds user onboarding with...\n\n## How to test\n\n1. ...\n\n## Checklist\n- [x] Tests added\n- [x] Lint passes\n- [x] No secrets staged" \
--target-branch develop \
--source-branch feature/FEAT-042-user-onboarding \
--draft
List MRs
glab mr list
glab mr list --state all
Review MR
glab mr view 42
glab mr diff 42
Merge MR
glab mr merge 42 --squash --remove-source-branch
Issues
Create Issue
glab issue create \
--title "[BUG] User creation fails when email has uppercase" \
--description "## Description\n\n...\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n\n1. ...\n\n## Expected Behavior\n...\n\n## Actual Behavior\n..." \
--label "bug,priority-high"
List Issues
glab issue list
glab issue list --label bug
Close Issue
glab issue close 15
Pipelines
List Pipelines
glab pipeline list
View Pipeline
glab pipeline view 123456
Retry Failed Pipeline
glab pipeline retry 123456
Releases
Create Release
glab release create v1.2.0 \
--notes "## What's New\n\n- feat: user onboarding flow\n- fix: token expiry handling" \
--ref main
List Releases
glab release list
Repository Management
View Repo Info
glab repo view
List Branches
glab api projects/:id/repository/branches
Set Default Branch
glab api projects/:id -X PUT -F default_branch=develop
