glab-duo

name	glab-duo
description	Interact with GitLab Duo AI assistant for code suggestions and chat. Use when accessing AI-powered code assistance, getting code suggestions, or chatting with GitLab Duo. Triggers on Duo, AI assistant, code suggestions, AI chat.

glab duo

Overview

  Work with GitLab Duo, our AI-native assistant for the command line.                                                   
                                                                                                                        
  GitLab Duo for the CLI integrates AI capabilities directly into your terminal                                         
  workflow. It helps you retrieve forgotten Git commands and offers guidance on                                         
  Git operations. You can accomplish specific tasks without switching contexts.                                         
                                                                                                                        
         
  USAGE  
         
    glab duo <command> prompt [command] [--flags]  
            
  COMMANDS  
            
    ask <prompt> [--flags]  Generate Git commands from natural language.
    help [command]          Show help information for duo commands and subcommands.
         
  FLAGS  
         
    -h --help               Show help for this command.

Quick start

glab duo --help

v1.87.0 Changes

Binary download management

As of v1.87.0, glab duo includes a CLI binary download management command for installing and updating the GitLab Duo AI binary.

# Download/update the Duo CLI binary
glab duo update

# Check current Duo binary version
glab duo --version

When to use: Run glab duo update after upgrading glab to ensure the Duo AI binary matches your CLI version. If glab duo ask stops working after a glab upgrade, this is usually the fix.

v1.88.0 Changes

glab duo help subcommand

# Show help for all duo commands
glab duo help

# Show help for a specific subcommand
glab duo help ask

Subcommands

See references/commands.md for full --help output.